[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2318]
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                   IN MEMORY OF SOHAN SINGH RANDHAWA

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 12, 1998

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a beloved member 
of our community, Sohan Singh Randhawa, who died in a tragic accident 
last month at the age of 69.
  Randhawa was born in 1930 in Pakistan, and, as a young man became a 
police officer in the Punjab village of Dhano Vali, rising to serve in 
the national police force. He brought his family to California in 1968, 
eventually settling in Watsonville where Randhawa and his wife, Gurmej 
Kaur raised their four daughters, Kuldip Kaur, Manjit Kaur, Balwinder 
Kaur and Surinder Kaur. In 1978, Randhawa and three partners began Paul 
Trucking, which expanded quickly from one truck to ninety-five, and 
became an important element in the refrigerated agricultural shipping 
industry.
  Randhawa was a central member of the Sikh community, a past President 
of the Sikh Temple in Stockton and an active member of the Sikh temples 
in San Jose and Fresno. Randhawa showed a generosity of spirit toward 
the people whose lives touched his, becoming a father and advisor to 
the Indian community. He took a personal interest in helping with the 
problems of new immigrants, settling disagreements, looking for 
solutions to immigration problems, resolving business issues, and 
helping with cultural assimilation.
  Lifelong friend, and Mayor of Watsonville, Dennis Osmer spoke of his 
death as a loss to all of central California. We will miss this true 
advocate and benefactor, Sohan Singh Randhawa, but he is being survived 
by loving family and friends who will never forget his kindness.

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