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Hi Tia
I remember when you said this really funny joke and everyone in the room was laughing expept me. You said " Sonja your not laughing? " I said " I dont really get it!" You started laughing so hard you had tears in your eyes!
All the days after that you always told jokes and never explained them to me! I will always remember you saying dont even try to explain jokes to her now!
I love you soo much for that and all the support you gave me in my sports, school activities and my report cards!
I love you so much and you'll always be in my heart!
Love Sonja Mann<3 AKA your own Miss.Gandhi
Dear Chacha,
Your one of the nicest people I have ever met. Everytime we came from Terrace you would take us anywhere we wanted when are parents didnt have time or just didnt want to go, you would say i`ll take them. I remember the time we came to surrey with Pavan guys and Jason guys and we all wanted to go to the PNE so bad and we only had a few days left and all the other parents kept telling us there wasn`t enough time and they said we couldn`t go but you said you would take all of us by youself if noone else went and we got to go just cuz of you. Your going to be missed so muuch but i know your in a better place. I just wanted to say i miss you & i love you. I`m never going to forget you, your in our hearts foreverr and ever.
Love you forever,
Raman Kularr <3
Hi Tia,
I am writting again because I just can't believe this. I had never thought this day would come. I know you are happy where you are but we miss you so much and all I would want is for you to say one last word to me. I still remember the day before you left for the trip I came over and when I was going back home you pulled me over and said " Sonja, while I'm gone on the trip this is your own house so sleep over and do anything you want, cya later Miss.Gandhi, I love you." After that I gave you the best hug I could and said" Me too!" Tia was like my second dad. He always cheered me up when I was sad and maid it funny when I got embarresed. I will always remember you and love you! Your always in my heart. And remember my wish is one more word from you to me. I love you too tia.
Love Sonja Mann you kno it Miss.Gandhi
hardip mama.. you were an amazing person, who will be missed greatly by everyone who knew you. you always found a way to get along with anyone, no matter who they were. and you were always looking out for others before yourself. whenever someone needed help, you were right there to lend a hand. you were always smiling and you were one of the funniest people i knew. ill never forget the summer that we all came to surrey and we only had a couple of days left before we had to go back home, and you made sure that we were able to go to the pne because you knew we had wanted to go ever since we first got there. even though everybody else said that we didnt have time, you said that you would take us all by yourself if you had to. you were one of the most caring people ive ever known, and i guess it is true, the good really do die young. even though you might be gone, you will never ever be forgotten. rest in peace.. we love you. - your neice, pavan dhillon <3
Hardip Thiya.
I'm still not ready to believe your gone. When we got the phone call, all i could think of was all the times we came to surrey. you would always be willing to take us everywhere. people are right when they say, "god needs the good people with him too."
Hardip was a very sincere man. I hope you rest in peace. and i hope your happy wherever you are right now. Everyone you've left behind will never ever forget you. no matter what happens, you're going to remain in our hearts as a heartbeat.
I remember when we went to India, we had to get passports made, and shots tooken. You took us everywhere. you did everything needed to be done. and you came to the airport, at around 6 in the morning. you left around 12. Only people like you would wait, and show us where to go in the airport.
Theres very few in the world.
I love you alot.
I'm never going to forget you.
Come what may, you're going to reside in my heart forever.
rip. <3
- mandykular.
The following letter will be posted in The Merritt Herald newspaper as an open letter of thanks to the people of Merritt.
On Friday March 21, 2008 sometime in the early afternoon hours, my brother in law Hardip Mann and his family were driving westbound on the Okanagon Connector, returning from a hockey tournament. The sudden snow storm made driving conditions treacherous, a term that is probably cliche to most. He hit a patch of ice and lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll and subsequently continue rolling down a cliffside. Luckily someone witnessed the accident and pulled over to offer assistance. More drivers continued to pull over and do what they could to help. Despite not being able to get a cell phone connection, someone managed to get a call through, or perhaps they drove closer to town to make the call- we're still not sure. My sister managed to free herself from the wreckage; helped her son out of the vehicle and then attempted to ascend back to the road. She'd lost her glasses in the wreck and couldn't see to well, and could only manage to get halfway up before slipping down every try. A small group of people locked arms to form a chain and pulled her to safety. Two off duty firefighters managed to retrieve her youngest child who had a bad cut on his foot and a torn tendon. Paramedics later retrieved the older child who cracked three ribs. Hardip died instantly from his injuries and a broken neck.
As word of this reached us all in the Lower Mainland, my brother and I were comforted in our drive to Merritt knowing that others, complete strangers, were tending to the physical and emotional needs of our family until we could get there. Again, treacherous road conditions (dodging abandoned vehicles, snowblind, and a road closure on Coquihalla) made a 2.5 hour drive, stretch into an agonizing 4.5 hours.
My thanks to Pam and Donna from Victim Witness Services for providing a much needed service admirably. Pam acted as a go between on our drive up and assured me she would stay with my family for as long as it took us to get there. My thanks to all those who pulled over to help. It's my understanding that the vehicle's resting spot was not visible from the road, so we are comforted by the fact that the accident was witnessed, and appropriate measures were taken. For everyone at the scene offering physical and moral support, our family acknowledges that you all prevented a bad situation from getting worse. To Mae and Rico of the ambulance service, the RCMP, firefighters and to the staff of Nicola Valley Hospital our heartfelt thank you. What you all deem as "just another day's work" meant the world to us. Thank you to Charn and family (a relative's family who we'd never met before) for sitting with my sister and kids, bringing them food, offering their home, and to take the day off work to help drive my nephew home. And a big thank you to the Kamal & family, relatives of Hardip's neighbours who operate the local Econo Lodge. They too were at the hospital when my brother and I arrived, and gave us free room and board when the road conditions made the trip home far too risky. They got the local pizza place to stay open when it was closing time, and they actually gave us their truck to transport my severely injured nephew back home.
Complete strangers all.
I'm sure there are more acts of kindness that are missed or overlooked. It's difficult writing a letter of gratitude like this without missing someone. In all, a special thank you to the people of Merritt. I've only driven through your town once before (I saw my first bear) as I've never been to the annual Festival, but I will always look back fondly and see a bright spot on an otherwise dark and snowy Easter Friday.
Sincerely:
Ranjit Samra on behalf of the Samra & Mann family of Surrey, BC
Never Forgotten
By Aman Cheema
Sent to us like an angel from above
a face full of happiness, and a heart full of love
touching so many lives while never forgetting loved ones
never hesitating to help, no matter the problems
always there like the air we breath
every encounter like a fresh breeze
conversations came easy, many topics discussed
arguments got heated, but it's what i loved
so thank you for everything and god bless your soul
you took care of us so we're taking care of yours
rest in peace mama, your memory lives strong
as you are forever missed and never forgotten
I'll always remember you as my lovely brother. I will never forget the memories you have bless me with.
You will always remain in my heart and I will always make sure no one will ever forget how a great man you were.
I will do this by always keeping your children and lovely wife Habinder in my heart with you.
I will also like to take this opportunity to say to Inderjit, Rajdeep and Jovan always make sure you take care of your mother and your grandparents.
As I am your uncle, if you ever need any help I will always be only one flight away to run and help you. Balbir Mann
Dearest Hardip chacha, I will always remember you as a wealth of wisdom and advice. Regret that we didn't get to see you more, I guess I just assumed we'd see you on the next trip over. I think of you every soccer game I play... yes I am in a league and I never even got to tell you about it.
Nina Mann (Daljit Nahal)
Hardip you are missed so much. After reading the other comments, this may seem weak. We miss you at the hockey rink as you were always there with a kind word, a great smile, and a wonderful laugh. It meant a lot to me to know that I could get a smile or laugh out of sending you and your wonderful, beautiful, kind wife a silly email. You are never far from our thoughts and you have made such an impact on so many people. I just hope that when people hear themselves at times, they will stop and remember all that you stood for in sports and think of you and the way you were there for the kids.
We miss you dearly and only hope that you are smiling down on all of us and that we don't let you down.
Lots of Love,
Lori, Tim, Nick & Cassidy
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