Prakash Divatia Obituary (1940

Prakash H. Divatia, 76, of Old Bridge, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 with his loving family by his side. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Ruby Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Pooja will take place on Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Franklin Memorial Park 1800 Rt. 27 in North Brunswick. Cremation and services will conclude promptly at 11 a.m. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.rubymemorialhome.com. Born in Mumbai, India to the late Harsidhbhai and Jollyben (Dhruv) Divatia, Prakash came to the U.S. in February of 1980 and settled in Staten Island where he lived until 1988 before moving to Hillsborough prior to moving to Old Bridge, NJ where he has been a resident since 2005. He obtained his Masters in Commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics and worked as a financial manager with Chemical Bank of New York City. He cherished the honor bestowed on his late father, Knighted by King George VI for his work in the Legal arena. Devoted to his family Mr. Divatia was the beloved husband of 50 years to Hemangini Divatia. Devoted father to Sanjiv Divatia and his wife Urvi and Harsha Desai and her husband Nainesh. Cherished grandfather to Shiv and Suhana Divatia and Yash and Aashini Desai. Dear brother to Kalyani Pandit. Mr. Divatia is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends and will be missed by all who knew him. 'There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts. ~Mahatma Gandhi