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Suveg Khattra Obituary
Khattra and his wife moved to the United States eight years ago to join their son. On Sunday, the 84-year-old former farmer from northern India was shot and killed.
"He don't have hatred for anybody. He loved to live here," said son Baljinder Khattra, who moved from the family's farm in Patiala, a city in Punjab, in 1994.
Kulwant Kaur, the elder Khattra's daughter-in-law, hid with the other women in the pantry. When a SWAT team evacuated them, Kaur saw Khattra's body lying on the ground.
She tried to touch him to see if he was awake, but officers warned her not to touch anything, said Kaur's son, Mandeep Khattra.
"They told them to keep moving because they were priorities over the bodies," he said.
The elder Khattra spoke no English, communicating instead with neighbors and friends with his hands.
"He (was) very humble. He loved all peoples," Khattra said.
DINESH RAMDE,Associated Press
GRETCHEN EHLKE,Associated Press
Copyright © 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Vasilios Emmanuel Glimidakis
November 9, 2012
Dear Khattra and other families,
I am sorry for your loss. God bless him and his family.
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Amanjeet Kaleka
August 9, 2012
Sat Sri Akal ji, I did not know you but you knew my Dad and chachaji. From what I heard from Dad, you were a very knowledged and pleasant gentleman who likely went to gurudwara for the right reasons to promote sikhi, pray for those that needed it most and educating the next generation. I only wish we may have told you this before now, but from what I have seen of your family and grandchildren, you have made everyone very proud. waheguru ji ka khalsa, waheguru ji ki fateh.
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