Hosy Sorabji Lala

December 20, 1918 - August 19, 2013 Hoshang (Hosy) Sorabji Lala Born: December 20, 1918 in Mumbai (Bombay), India To Sorabji and Shehera Lala He was born into a Parsee family whose religion was Zoroastrian. Hosy graduated from Proprietary High School in Bombay in 1936. He graduated from Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute in Bombay in 1945 with an L.E.E. degree. In 1950, Hosy sailed to America by way of France and England. He entered the U.S. at New York and took a train to Denver, CO. He began attending the University of Colorado in Boulder. In 1952 while working at a coffee shop on campus he met his future wife, Mary Ann Faudel, who was also a student. In 1953, Hosy graduated with 2 degrees: a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. in Business Administration. In 1955, Hosy graduated from the University of Connecticut with an M.S. in Business Administration. He and Mary Ann were united in marriage the same year. In 1960, Hosy graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an M.S. in Electrical Engineering. The topic of his graduate thesis was “Resonance Reeds and their Application to Frequency Sensitive Reed Relays”. He was fluent in several languages including English, French, Hindi and Gujarati. Hosy worked as an Electrical Engineer for Honeywell and then IBM, which moved him and his family to 254 Whirlaway Dr, San Jose, CA, where he lived for the next 40 years. He retired from work at the age of 73. His wife, Mary Ann developed Parkinson’s disease and broke both hips and had to be placed into a nursing home. Hosy visited her every day and fed her meals until she passed away in ’95. Hosy and Mary Ann were members of a Lutheran church. Hosy later attended various charismatic churches. In 2003, after a series of Bible studies at the home of Darrel & Linda Miner, Hosy was baptized at the Downtown Bixby Church of Christ. In 2006, at the age of 87, Hosy left San Jose to live with his daughter and son-in-law, Shera and Bob Miner. He was a faithful member of the Park Plaza Church of Christ in Tulsa until he left this life on Monday, August 19, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents Sorabji and Shehera; siblings Amy, Cowas, Jal, Beheroze, and Jahangir; and son Darius. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Shera June and Bob Miner of Broken Arrow, OK, son Philip David Lala of Tulsa, OK, 5 grandchildren: Joshua, Benjamin, Rachel, Caleb and Aaron. He has nephews and nieces and other family members in India, Canada, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Hosy will always be remembered for his acts of love, kindness, gentleness and generosity. His family and friends will miss his humor, interesting stories, puzzles and riddles. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Life Senior Services- Adult Day Services, 5950 E. 31st St. Tulsa, OK 74135 Services Memorial Service August 24, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Park Plaza Church of Christ, Tulsa, OK Born: December 20, 1918 Place of Birth: Mumbai, India Death: August 19, 2013 Place of Death: Tulsa, OK Occupation: Electrical Engineer

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Hosy Sorabji Lala

August 21, 2013