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Dear Veena and the rest of the Midha Family -- Jim & I only read of Harish's passing recently, even though a year has passed since its occurrence.
Harish's and Samir's loving memory in your hearts and minds indicates that they are not totally gone, but live on in your thoughts and memories. That is a blessing. All good thoughts are sent your way -- Jim and Loretta Nelson
Hello Veena ji,
we are very sorry to hear passing away of Shri Harish ji. We send our condolences to you and your family. May his soul rest in peace, and God grant you strength to bear this loss. We remember our last meeting with you both at the Arya Samaj Markham for the New Year Eve celebration. We had introduced you to our family. We will keep in touch. We will see you when you visit Toronto, or when we visit our son in Calgary. We will attend the prayers for Shri Harish ji today at Arya Samaj.
Regards,
Anuradha and Arun Bishnoi
We were all very saddened to know Harish had passed away. I have many fond memories of my 65 years with Harish. We were classmates for three years, graduating in Civil Engineering from the University of Roorkee In 1957, and later together as Lecturers at UOR, awaiting results of our Indian Engineering Services exams. We bonded deeply when I found out he knew my brother in-law, Shyam Agrawal from Allahabad University where they were classmates with common friends.
After our several years in US, Harish surprised us in Florida with a call from Toronto, CA that he and his wife, Veena were visiting Naples, spending couple days with us. Harish had left his coveted Indian Railways job, moved to US, received his MBA, switched to business management, and moved to Canada. We continued to call and visit each other when he had a cottage in Palm Shores, Florida. We saw in Harish an untiring devotion to Veena’s comfort and all her needs, and an enormous zeal and stamina in taking us around to show various places of interest. He was always full of energy to have fun and drive to visit India almost every year, teaching business classes at IITR, going to places, despite his health issues. Even after his serious brain injury, he valiantly fought back to recover to normalcy, but it was too much. He will be badly missed by all of us. We shall always cherish his great memories. May he now find Peace and Comfort.
To Veenaji and the Midha family, our ‘57 Roorkee Batch mates are always with you, forever.
Kris and Sudha Jain
Rockledge- Viera, FL
Dear Veena, Rajiv and Vandana,
So sorry for your loss. I will always remember Harish Ji’s smile and positive attitude. May he Rest In Peace! Sending you all my love during these sad times.
Sincerely,
Guddo and Family
Although I only knew Harish for a few years I appreciated many of the things spoken about him at today's Celebration of his wonderful life; his love of life, his caring for his family, his warm hospitality and his quiet sense of humor. My sincere sympathy to Veena and all the family.
-Janet Taylor
It is with broken hearts that we send our immense love and condolences to the entire Midha family. We will miss Uncleji so much - and never forget his kind, calm and wise nature. This is a difficult time for you all, especially Auntiji, and we also dearly miss Sam so much as well. Thank you for sharing the beautiful memories, stories, and anecdotes in the beautiful service. You know we are here for you always, and love you from the bottom of our hearts.
With love and deepest sympathy, Kavita, Samir, Sahil and Sachin
Our heartfelt condolences to Veena, Rajeev, Vandana and the grandkids. Harish was a very kind gentleman. We were always impressed by his knowledge and wisdom. May God give peace to Harish ji’s soul and strength to the Midha family
Condolences to the Midha Family especially Aunty Veena and Raj. End of January is very tough for them as Samir passed away the same time. Uncle Harish had a full life, a great academic career, travelled a lot and always had something intellectual or anecdotal to say. He will be missed a lot. I can still hear him say his favorite line, "Try it, you will love it"
Dear Rajiv, This is a touching ceremony & heart breaking for you, your mother and your family. Our heartfelt sympathies on your loss. May Harishji' sould rest in peace at the Lotus feet of the Lord, our creator.
Warm regards,
Vidya and Jagdish
To The Entire Midha Family,
Our deepest condolences on your loss.
Uncle ji was a gentle giant.
He always greeted everyone with
a huge smile and a hug.
He will be greatly missed
by many.
Please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Anil & Jyoti Sanwalka
Our deepest condolences on passing away of dear uncle. We were very fortunate to have come across such a fine and learned gentleman. We have very fond memories of him. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all.
Neelu and Naresh
Our deepest condolences to the Midha family on passing of Harishji. May his soul rest in peace and give strength to the family to bear this loss. Kanchan and Ashok Bhasin
Our heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of your father. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Dear Rajiv, Dear Vandana and Dear Veenaji. Our condolenses on the passing of dear Lion Harishji We were fortunate to know dear Harishji and his attachment to our dharam! We are sure that he is at peace at the Lotus feet of our Lord/our creator.
Lion Jagdish Butany
on behalf of the Toronto Netralya Lions Club members
Harish was a very soft spoken, gentle, caring and kind person. We have many memories, of him from the seventies when we moved to Toronto and Harish moved with his family, meeting together. We specially have fond memories of Harish and Veena inviting us for Christmas dinner one year. Harish was very devoted family man and a caring friend, he will be missed. We will keep very fond memories of Harish in our hearts and mind.
Gita and Sudhir Adya
Deepest condolences on the passing away of your dear father. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Jaymal and Rupa Ruparell
Calgary
We were very sorry to hear about your Dad's demise. We knew him for the last 45 years. He was very kind, affectionate, loving and wonderful man. Please accept our deepest sympathies to you and to your family. Please convey the same to dear Veena on behalf of myself and Lata.
Best regards.
-Bikram uncle & Lata aunty.
Dear Rajiv
We are saddened to know about the demise of our dear friend Harish. Harish and I were roommates for two years in Roorkee. In this period, I learnt a lot from him regarding academics, sports and general values in life. We met a number of times in India. Even after moving to Canada, he visited us in Jamshedpur and we in Toronto.
We will miss him a lot, but God has made this world where everyone has to go.
We pray for his soul . May be some day, we may meet in the other world.
Om shanti
Jagdish Ajmani
Raj he must have been a wonderful father and a kind man with many talents just like you.
Our love
Dave and Nell Kline
On behalf on my co workers and team Unit 112 - we send our thoughts and prayers to all of you .
I had the pleasure of meeting and caring for Mr Harish Midha while he was on my unit. I worked the day he has his unfortunate accident . He arrived from ICU ready to start the slow and steady climb to recover and transition to the rehabilitation unit at the Fanning center , this was an enormous accomplishment . I met a man with an extremely important son, our leader and mentor - the division head of our department Dr Raj Midha. There was some nervousness to do a great job . I wasn’t sure what to expect - Mr Harish Midha a tall gentleman with similar traits to his son - those of kindness, gratitude and appreciation for the care he was having and his situation. I introduced myself , loudly , as he was hard of hearing - “ Harish - it’s your favourite nurse Heather “ . I always said it up to the day he left for the Fanning and he would reply - “yes my favourite nurse “ like we were friends and he knew me . He was always giving the nurses and caregivers a pat on the hand or putting his both hands around the nurse’s hand as to say thank you . He had a bright , full of life smile that we saw regularly - the 3 things that consistently brought it out was when his wife Veena would come and see him and sit by his bed or chair in his room . She became part of the 112 family learning many names of the care team visiting with the staff and constantly thanking everyone . Veena also encouraged Harish , she was his biggest cheerleader. Harish would sometimes call out for her asking if she was ok when she wasn’t there . He had great concern for her . We had staff feed her meals, sit her in a recliner by his bed so she could be comfortable and she would help us out with his care. He also smiled when he had an accomplished like walking with walker . He had pride in his efforts of course he lit up and smiled when he spoke of his family . He was proud of his son and his grandchildren as he called his granddaughter very beautiful not just beautiful. We met her when she would sub in for her parents and his statement was true. The final thing that made him smile was good food from home - a true sign that you are improving when the hospital food is blah and no good . Harish always wanted water and to sleep when it came time to get up or do physio . His family reported that both eating and sleeping were the top 2 favourite activities. Dr Midha known to be an exceptional physician and neurosurgeon had a constant presence at his dad’s side - he encouraged, supported, attended therapies and assisted with his care . He fed , stood him , walked Harish and sometimes just sat and held his hand in silence , no words needed to be spoken . Dr Midha continued to work , perform surgery , hold his clinics and would come and check in his dad several times a day. Dr Midha showed the makings a of pretty good nurse ! The therapists always brought Harish out to walk past the nurses station where he would wave at all the girls , smile and say thank you . My co workers always stopped to say hello to Harish during there shifts to encourage and support his recovery - even when he wasn’t assigned to them. COVID had restricted visiting and small things like this now became very big things as the care team was all patients saw. On the day of his transfer to the Fanning ,the team including myself , that was on duty- , the nurses ,health care aides, physio, OT , social worker went into cheer and applaud his transfer - Harish smiled and waved like the queen while the transport team picked him up . His success of recovery was our success . Dr Midha continued to update me on his progress . Harish had incredible determination to eat, walk and go home . I was so honoured to witness his strength , participate in his recovery and journey but more importantly to be his favourite nurse .
Heather Palardy RN and the Unit 112 team
Dear Rajiv and Midha Parivar,
I was the General Secretary at Arya Samaj Markham for a Number of Years and remember Shri Midha Ji to be Quiet, Very Kind, Helpful Reflective, Very Knowledgeable on various issues, and Articulated his viewpoint.
It is with utmost sadness that we hear of Shri Harish Midha Ji's Loss. We were numbed at hearing this news.
We offer our deepest condolences to you and your Family for this Loss. We will all share the pain and provide spiritual strength.
In Bhagwad Gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that the wise person knows that even though every human is destined to die, the soul is immortal: "For death is certain to one who is born...thou shalt not grieve for what is unavoidable.
na jaayate' mriyate' vaa kadaachin naayam bhuthva bhavithaa na bhooyah: / ajo nithyah saasvato'yam puraano na hanyate' hanyamaane' sareere'
The Spirit( Soul) is neither born nor does it die at any time. It does not come into being or cease to exist. It is unborn, eternal, permanent, and primeval. The Spirit is not destroyed when the body is destroyed.
May Almighty provide solace and peace to the departed Soul.
Om Trayambakam Yajamahe, Sugandhim PushtiVarhanam,
Urvaruk Miva Bhandhan,Mrityor Mukshiya Ma Mritat.
Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti
With Utmost Respect, Affection and Love to You
Shailesh, Chetna and Roshni
Respected Veena Aunty ,Dear Rajiv and family,
Our deepest condolences to all of you.Harish Bhapaji was an highly adorable personality.Always smiling, very intelligent with lot of patience. we have lot of sweet memories with him.I still remember once when he visited us in Agra ,may be late sixties/ early seventies in May when Agra is very hot. He picked up last one month editorials of newspapers and gone through them whole night.Similarly we have sweet memories of Harish Bhapaji and Veena Aunty visit to Lucknow ,their visit to her alma mater Loreto, Visit to Ranchi on our daughter’s marriage and last visit to Bangalore in November 2017.And so many more sweet memories which will always remain in our heart.It is our prayer that God will comfort you and your whole family during this sad time .Om shanti.
Regards,
Anita,Sunil and Kumar family
Mool Chand and Madhu Mehra
We offer to the family members our deepest condolences. Rajiv and Vandhana loss of a dear member of the family leaves a vacuum that is never filled. We pray for the eternal peace for the departed soul.
Dear Rajiv and Midha family:
I first met Mr. Midha about 15 years ago. During this period our acquaintance grew into a fast friendship based on love and mutual respect. One of the common bonds between us was our common interest in religion, particularly Hinduism. Mr. Midha was a knowledgable student of the Vedas. My interests were a little different, but I always found discussions with him interesting and intellectually rewarding. He was not dogmatic or rigid in his views and was always free and open minded to the views of others.
Mr. Midha had a natural gift for friendship. He was a charming man with a ready smile and a fine sense of humour. He will be sorely missed by his friends and relatives as he is by myself. On behalf of me and my family, I offer to his entire family our heartfelt sympathies and condolences in their time of bereavement.
May his soul rest in peace. Hari Om.
GN Sharma and family
Dear Raj, Vandy, Nisha, and Rishi,
We are so sorry for your loss. Penny, the kids, and I want to offer our deepest condolences to your family. We know how difficult this time is for all of you, and we're sending lots of love from Michigan. May Harish's memory be eternal.
Love,
The Kemp Family
He lives eternally in the hearts of those he loved. Life is a precious short lived gift. Our deepest sympathy in your loss.
Dear Veena,
I was shocked and, partially, shattered to know the passing away of Harish!
At Roorkee 1954-59, I was never close to him as a class fellow or a colleague in Civil Engineering Faculty. We met, again, in Toronto in mid-eighties. I found in him class and maturity, grace, and poise, aristocracy unrelated to ancestors, heritage or materialism. He could walk with kings and keep its virtue and talk with crowds and keep the common touch. He had the confidence that comes with conviction, the strength that comes with character, the grace, humility and the humour that comes with knowledge and wisdom. His poise and inner fortitude in the face of tragedy (untimely demise of his energetic and cherubic son Sameer!), patience in hardships (loss of dreamy childhood in Punjab in now-Pakistan, forced migration to India at Partition time, loss of high-ranking job by shutdown of Confederation Life!!).
His indomitable will, undaunted courage, indefatigable zeal, and concentrated purposefulness can never be forgotten. His was the success story of grit, toil, commitment, and talent that would dwarf mountains. His deep knowledge of Vedic Literature and long discussion on religious, social, cultural, and political issues was a boon to me. He used to lament that education has become the training centre of corporations’ job market. India’s economic engine is firing on all cylinders, but its moral fibre is in tatters. Blatant consumerism and wholesale corruption must be combatted with vigour and resolution. He was very prompt in social communication via mobile, Internet, Facebook, WhatsApp, and kept all Roorkee fellows well-connected. I hope that some other takes this responsibility devotedly.
Reasoned, incisive, confident, calm, controlled, and composed—yet, not brash, totally conversant on issues, was not perfect, but his flaws only made his accomplishments more spectacular…the man never stopped growing. His soberness and seriousness was not pursued on the basis of vanity and ambition. Together with his calm and courtly demeanor forever tinged with good humour, he was a role-model and mentor to those he associated with. I can never forget Harish and your moral support and medical guidance and help by your illustrious son, Dr. Rajiv, at his parent hospital, Sunnybrook, Toronto, at the time of my wife, Usha’s neurosurgery in March 2018.
Never born, never died, visited planet Earth between Nov.13, 1935, and Jan. 22, 2021. The great thinker, communicator, and eloquent speaker of our batch, stopped, and took a nap. We have not lost him and never will. He will remain forever in our memory in our hearts and souls.
Our heartfelt sincere condolences to the bereaved family and relatives to bear the irreparable loss and pray to God for the moksha and eternal peace of the noble departed soul.
R.S. Varma, Usha, Priya, and family in grief.
Dear Raj.
I offer my deepest sympathies to you, Vandy, Rishi and Nashi.
I first met your father at your parent's condo in Toronto when they hosted a class party. I recall many of our classmates commenting on how wonderful both your parents were, and of course, how proud they were of you. I am so happy (and thankful to you) that I was a guest at their dinner table a few years back. They were both an example of the merits of humility, grace and wisdom. It was a night I hope not to forget.
I wish you peace, my friend.
Todd
We are sad to hear the news of the passing of Uncleji. Always a smile on his face, and a warm exchange whether in greeting or in brief conversation. He will be fondly remembered. Our deepest condolences to the entire family, and our prayers and much love are extended to you all as you bear this great loss. May the departed soul be in eternal peace. Om shanti shanti shanti.
Meera and Rajeev Sethi and family
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