LOWVILLE - Rasiklal S. Vora, 86, died peacefully on
Monday, March 5, 2018
at
Lewis
County
General
Hospital
with family at his side.
Mr. Vora was born on
March 8, 1931
in
Dhrangadhra
,
India
, the son of the late Shantilal C. and Kanchanben (Shah) Vora. Rasiklal received his Bachelor of Law degree from
Elphinstone
College
in
Mumbai
,
India
. He was the Principal of Vivekananda College of Law,
Ahmedabad
,
India
for over 25 years.
Rasiklal and his wife Bhanumati Kothari were united in marriage on
May 13, 1954
in
Limbdi
,
India
and celebrated 63 years of marriage. Rasiklal was proud of his military service and served active duty for six years from 1962-1968, then was recalled for a short period in 1971. He retired as a Major in the Army Service Corps,
India
.
He is survived by his wife, Bhanumati, their three children and spouses, Anjana (Nitin) Shah; Manoj R. (Sheree) Vora; and Malini (Bhavesh) Adani; his eight grandchildren, Krina, Hiral, Anshumi, Amber, Namrata, Shamaa, Pooja, Akash; a great-grandson, Pratham and a great-granddaughter, Hiya. He is predeceased by his brother and two sisters.
Rasiklal wished to donate his body to the Anatomical Gift Program at
SUNY
Upstate
Medical
University
,
Syracuse
. The family would like to thank everyone for the comfort and care their father received.
Rather than flowers and cards please consider honoring Rasiklal's memory with a contribution to: Lewis County Hospital Foundation, 7785 N. State Street, Lowville, NY 13367 or Friends of Lewis County Hospice, Inc., P.O. Box 266, Lowville, NY 13367