[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 112 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E708-E709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF PRITAM GREWAL

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                          HON. JOSH GOTTHEIMER

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 28, 2021

  Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of 
Pritam Singh Grewal, one of North Jersey's most compassionate community 
leaders. Raised in India, Pritam immigrated directly to the Fifth 
District in 1972 and dedicated himself to our community ever since. He 
was truly an unselfish and deeply caring man who made an impact on 
everyone who crossed his path.
  As a founding member of Glen Rock's Sikh Gurudwara, Pritam helped 
build a safe space for North Jersey's Sikh community to come together 
and worship. Having personally visited several times, I can attest to 
the special atmosphere he instilled in this important Glen Rock 
establishment.
  Pritam always felt a calling to promote quality education throughout 
his community. He taught mechanical engineering at Fairleigh Dickinson 
University, and later partnered with his brother, Amarjit, to establish 
the Grewal, Harchand Singh and Jagir Kaur Memorial Scholarship of 
Ramapo College, in memory of his late parents.
  Pritam was also widely known throughout Hackensack University Medical 
Center where

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the trauma team took care of him after an accident in 2012. He even has 
an award named in his honor, the Pritam Singh Grewal Good Samaritan 
Award, to recognize outstanding staff at Hackensack who share his sense 
of compassion and dedication to service.
  A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Pritam cared deeply about 
his family. He was loved and cherished by many people including his 
spouse Paramjit Kaur Grewal and his children Shivpreet and Balpreet. I 
join them not only in their grief and in celebration of Pritam's 
incredible life.
  While Pritam is no longer with us, his spirit, legacy, and impact on 
North Jersey will live on forever. I know his loving family will 
continue to honor him by leading the kind of life that he did--one 
grounded in compassion, service, and an understanding of the importance 
of lifting up one's community.

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