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Jagdish Khandelwal Obituary
March 28, 1964 - May 31, 2025
Jagdish Raj Khandelwal ('Jaggi'), 61, passed away on May 31, 2025, at VCU Hospital. Born in Neenah, Wisconsin, on March 28, 1964, Jaggi moved with his family in 1971 to Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from Monacan High School in 1982, after which he attended University of Iowa and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Jaggi loved all things Star Trek, cats, roller skating, racecars, making new friends, and talking politics. He will be remembered for his gregarious personality, friendliness towards strangers, sense of humor, wit, and fondness for colorful metaphors. Jaggi was preceded in death by his father, Krishna K. Khandelwal. He is survived by his mother, Nita L. Khandelwal, his brother, Shiv Khandelwal (Barbara Frost), his sister, Meena Khandelwal (Peter Blanchard), and his two nieces, Uma and Jaya. A private service will be held to honor Jaggi's life. For anyone wishing to honor his memory, the family suggests donations to Caring for Creatures, a No-Kill Animal Sanctuary in Central Virginia (https://caringforcreatures.org/).
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Teresa Jackson now Wyatt.
November 9, 2025
Nita and family, I’m so very sorry for your loss. Hope you have peace
Nutan Pandit
June 19, 2025
Condolences to Nitajij, Shiv and Barbara, Meena and Peter, Uma and Jaya
Wishing Jaggi peace and love in the hereafter. God bless
Susan Hoover
June 13, 2025
Nita, Shiv, and Meena,
I'm sorry to hear about Jaggi's passing. We hadn't kept in touch since high school, so my memories of Jaggi are all about our preteen days playing with Matchbox cars, AFX racing, Lionel trains, LEGO, and model kits. Sounds like he turned into quite the dancer with lots of friends who miss him!
Anupam Nasta
June 13, 2025
Words cannot express how sorry I am for your loss. Please accept my heartfelt condolences. My thoughts are with you & the family.
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Sandeep Agnihotri
June 13, 2025
Very sad to hear this news..though we have not met in years ..I remember Jaggie as a Happy little one, most charming and lovable. May he rest in Peace and God give the family strength to bear this tremendous loss !
Sunny Agnihotri
Terry Menefee-Gau
June 11, 2025
I'm so very sorry to hear of Jaggi's passing. We graduated together from Monacan in 1982, where we were in "Funny Girl" together our senior year. I'll always remember his enthusiasm for the stage and his excitement every time we performed. He was kind and his smile was infectious. Such fond memories of a wonderful soul. Sending peace and strength to all who loved him.
Annie
June 11, 2025
Well there must be a big dance party in heaven now! Jaggie was always the life of the party!
Dance like no one is watching Jaggie! Blessings on the family in this time of grief!!!
Edward Young
June 11, 2025
Jaggi was a good friend of ours and we remember the times we had going out together to movies, dinners, New Years Eve, ect. You will always be remembered my friend.
Barbara Evans
June 11, 2025
I knew Jaggi from the orthopedic practice I worked at as he was a patient. He was always a joy to talk to. I could be having rough day but when came in for a f/u my day became 100% better! My sincere condolences to his family.
Vijay Gideon
June 11, 2025
So sad to hear of Jaggi´s passing. Even though I hadn´t seen him in years, I enjoyed talking to him. My deepest condolences to his family.
Jenny (Fine) Dickinson
June 11, 2025
Jaggi was a wonderful guy. After reading all that he was interested in and loved, I saw that one particular thing was left off, and that was dancing. Jaggi could dance your legs off with never a lull in energy. He was a master of hip-hop and always grinning ear to ear. I used to dance with him in the '90's at a club called Lightfoot's and honestly, he was amazing - not only in his incredible non-stop dancing ability, but in his kindness, his happiness that he spread to everyone he met. As the years went by, Lightfoot's closed by we had traded email addresses and kept in touch for a while. I never forgot Jaggi, not for a minute. He was one of those people you felt blessed to know, a genuine, truly good man and a positive force in this old world. To you, Jaggi, I send the biggest of hugs and a quick turn around the dance floor. To his family, I send the warmest of thoughts and please know what he meant to all he met. Blessings to you all.
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