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Jai Nagarkatti Obituary

Nagarkatti, Jai 63, devoted husband and father. Born February 18, 1947 in Hyderabad, India, died suddenly of a heart attack on November 13, 2010. Survived by his beloved wife Susan (nee Slaughter) and daughter Shanti. Further survived by his father Surendranath, brother Ashok, sister-in-law Vidya, and several members of the extended family. Preceded in death by his mother, Shakuntala. Jai had a lifelong curiosity and enjoyed his family, travel, good food, and movies. He will be sorely missed. After graduating with his masters' and PhD degrees in Chemistry, Jai began as a bench chemist at Aldrich Chemical Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He held various management roles to progress to Chief Executive Officer of SigmaAldrich Corporation, a St. Louisbased leading life sciences and high technology company. He also served on the boards of trustees of Washington University in St. Louis, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and was a member of the board of the St. Louis Science Center. Services: Memorial visitation at the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Wednesday, 3-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the 'charity of the donor's choice, in memory of Jai.

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Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Nov. 15, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for Jai Nagarkatti

19 Entries

Ramkrishna Kasargod

December 2, 2010

This expression of condolences is from the uncle of Promod/Mirnal (Dr. Nagarkatti's niece). We are sad that such a distinguished career has been cut short and we know he will be missed by his extended family. - Ramkrishna & Meena Kasargod, Germantown, Tn.

Ali Maadani

November 27, 2010

Not good news!! I really shocked and surprised. I express my deepest sympathies to Mrs. Susan and family.
Please to accept my condolence and sympathy for the death of this great charismatic character. His death, certainly for his family and colleagues particularly Si-Al is difficult, but what he gets is the will of God. He will be always admired most scholars and researchers. No doubt his absence will be felt for years.
The only remedy is patience.

With my best regards,
Ali. Maadani
Edman T.Y Co , ltd.
Chemicals & Lab equips
The Roth Mid-East distribution

Sylvia Kelley

November 19, 2010

Susan, I was so saddened and surprised by the loss of your Jai -- I have such fond memories of visiting you both on behalf of Texas A&M-Commerce. I stayed in touch with him on occasion, just a couple of months ago, after I moved here to Oregon. Jai was a truly amazing man and such an incredible role model for many, many chemistry students. Please accept my warm condolences to you and your family.

Victor Leung

November 18, 2010

We are much saddened to come across the announcement of the death of Dr. Jai Nagarkatti on Sigma’s website. It came to us as rather abrupt, as we have not heard of Dr. Jai Nagarkatti having bad health, and he was only around 63. We very much admire Dr Jai Nagarkatti’s shining performances in his career in the Sigma-Aldrich Group of companies. Having been one of Sigma’s approved suppliers for almost 20 years, we Yick-Vic share your feelings of loss of an eminent director in the giant family. We shall continue to co-operate with Sigma as a good supplier in her role as an ever-expanding worldwide company in life sciences. Please convey our warm regards to the members of Dr Jai’s family.

Shiv Kumar

November 17, 2010

My deepest synmpathies to the Susan and all the family who suffered a great loss of such a wonderful person. Jai was graceful and down to earth man who rose to the position of CEO of Sigma-Aldrich through hard work and his love for chemistry. I had the opportunity to talk to Jai and he was a compasisionate man. I will always miss the loss of a great man.

kritanjali dhungana

November 16, 2010

My deepest sympathies to Ms. Susan and family. Though i knew him for a short time Dr. Nagarkatti was a very helpful person. From his fellowship i got an opportunity to continue achieve my masters degree in chemistry. thank you Dr. Nagarkatti .My heartfelt condolences to the family, may your soul rest in peace.

November 15, 2010

Susan, Pat and I were shocked and saddened to hear about Jai. I enjoyed getting to know Jai through the Missouri Botanical Garden board and thoroughly enjoyed our relationship. Ironically, I was scheduled to join Jai at SM for lunch last week and had to reschedule. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Nick and Pat Reding.

Eric Merle

November 15, 2010

This was very sad news. I will pray for his family and close ones.

John Haynes

November 15, 2010

To Susan and Jai's family. My thoughts and prayers are with you, your daughter and Jai's family at this sudden and unexpected loss. I worked with Jai in various roles over most of his tenure at Sigma Aldrich. He was innovative, extremely loyal and an honorable man. I will miss him.
John Haynes

Greg Hahn

November 15, 2010

Such a great loss. I have fond memories of working with him. We will miss him.

November 15, 2010

To Susan and the rest of the family with the deepest sympathies. Jai was a dear friend and a loyal supporter to the Chemistry Department and TAMU-Commerce. We miss him already! My prayers go with the family. Ben Jang (Commerce, TX)

Randy VanDeven

November 15, 2010

Texas A&M University-Commerce mourns the loss of a dear friend. His understanding the power of education, compelled his family to establish scholarships to deserving students, particularly those interested in learning about the sciences. Jai would be pleased to know that his legacy includes helping young minds develop into responsible citizens.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Nagarkatti family.

Patty

November 15, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with Jai's family. Jai always said hello in the hallways and asked how things were going. He was very personable. I would like to relate a story about Jai which shows the kind of guy he was. A colleague was retiring - it was her last day and we were having a little party. I e-mailed Jai to tell him about the party. Jai was down in 5 minutes - taking time out of his busy day to thank this employee for her years of service to Sigma and wish her a happy retirement. Though a simple gesture, this made this employees day. She made mention several times how touched she was that Jai had come down to see her. She walked out Sigma's doors for the last time that day feeling appreciated. I'm sure Jai has touched many other employees without ever knowing.
Rest in peace Jai.

November 15, 2010

To Jai's Family -
My deepest sympathies for your loss. He was a wonderful leader who cared deeply for our company. He will be missed.
~Coworker

November 15, 2010

To the family of Jai,
I consider myself very fortunate to have worked and have known Jai at Sigma-Aldrich. Jai was always asking about me and my family rather it would be at my desk or in the hallway. Jai was a compassionate and very caring person. I am a better person for knowing Jai.
A very fortunate Sigma-Aldrich employee

Janice Lewis

November 15, 2010

My sympathies are with the family. May God console your family.

Alice Williams

November 15, 2010

As a Sigma-Aldrich employee I appreciated Jai's leadership of the company, especially in the difficult times of the past 2 years. His "Ask Jai" videos helped all of us feel more connected to him, and provided insight into his vision, even on tough issues. My condolences to his family, my prayers are with you.

Ashwin Rao

November 15, 2010

This is Ashwin Rao, Jai Nagarkatti's nephew in Dayton, OH. My parents in Pune, India just conveyed this sad news to me.

Words cannot even begin to express our sorrow. I would like to convey our heart filled condolences to Susan and Shanti. Jai Uncle was like a friend to me. I will miss him very much!

All the Nagarkettis are in our prayers.

God Bless!

co-worker

November 15, 2010

to the family of Jai. Very sorry for your loss.

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