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Barry Bassett
Jay Patel
July 7th, 1959 - April 7th, 2020
July 7th, 1959 - April 7th, 2020
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Anita Bindra
Jay was a gentleman in the truest sense. He always had a smile and a kind word for everyone he met. He showed such tremendous bravery in his battle with cancer, and trips to VMI are no longer the same without his friendly greeting and chat. I will miss you dearly Jay.
Gerard Botha
RIP I'll be missing my good friend Jay Patel and we used to listen to all the 80s music all the time and had some excellent times with my colleague I considered a brother from an Indian mother. We had so much in common both grew up in Africa and Jay and his family was kicked out of Uganda by Idi Amin when he was a wee lad and he grew up in Kenya before relocating to the UK. The first thing he ever said to me was " You know I have a uncle in Durban" and that was it friendship liftoff. We spend a lot of time together in the last 12 years and I will miss his guided tours when he took me on crew jobs all over London even though he told me the same story over and over. I will miss laughing at his jokes and ability to entertain and apparently I'm allergic to nuts but that remains to be seen. Due to this damned COVID and the fact that Jay is from an immense and loving family there will not be room for us at his funeral so I would just like to post this tribute of him. There is definitely a whole in my heart tonight! That time...........
Uchenna Johnson
So sad to hear about Jay's passing:( I've known him over the years at VMI, he was a really nice man. May his gentle soul rest in peace. Praying for strength for his family to bear the loss.
Jermaine Allen
RIP Jay.. So sad to hear this news! My deepest to condolences to his family and the VMI team… Jay was indeed a VERY friendly and kind man. I have been hiring equipment from VMI for well over 15 years and during that time Jay delivered the majority off it. He would always be pleasant, stopping for a chat while he lugged the equipment through our offices, he really seemed to enjoy his job, He always went well out of his way for VMI's clients. I remember on numerous occasion Jay would tell me to call him personally if I ever had any issues with equipment and I often did… He wasn't delivering over the last couple of years and his face has been missed at MerchantCantos - I would always look forward to catching up with him when I ventured over to VMI to test equipment. I'm REALLY going to miss those chats! He was a truly good Soul RIP Jay - Jah Bless and Hotep Jermaine
Becky Williams
Jay was one of the first beaming smiling faces I came across when starting out my first ever job in the industry. He always stopped to check how I was getting on and how I was progressing. When I moved on to my next company, I was completely unaware that my new employers also used VMI so I was over the moon to see him there on my first day of that job too! Still smiling, still as reassuring as ever. He was a genuine diamond, and I am so so sad to hear of his passing. He was the kindest soul, who would always take the time and care to check how others were. He will be greatly, greatly missed by us all. All my love to the team and to his family x
Dom Unsworth
Jay was a regular face at Resource Productions over the years, dropping off and collecting kit, we were all so sad to hear of his passing. We remember him well and he'll be missed by the team here in Slough. Love to his family, from Dom and everyone at Resource Productions x
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