After several viewings at the Grace Funeral Home in Brooklyn, New York the body of Sri Prakash Gossai will be cremated tomorrow afternoon.
Kirtans (singing of devotional songs) and viewing of the body will be conducted at the Funeral Home located at 607 North Conduit Blvd Brooklyn, NY 11208 from 4 pm – 10pm today. Gossai’s final rites will take place at the funeral home from 8.30 am – 11 am tomorrow. His body will be transported to his 133-11 120th Street, South Ozone Park residence and the Bhuvaneshwar Mandir at 86-06 101 Avenue for further viewing. He will be cremated at the St. Michaels Crematorium afterwards.
Gossai died early Monday morning at a hospital in Miami, Florida. He was air-dashed to the medical institution on Saturday. Last Tuesday he was admitted to the Balwant Singh Hospital after complaining of chest pains.
At the beginning of 2007 Gossai was appointed Special Assistant to President Bharrat Jagdeo. He was the founding member and president of the Bhuvaneshwar group of mandirs in the US and Guyana. Gossai was born on April 25, 1953 at Handsome Tree, Mahaica. He leaves to mourn a wife and two children.
Thank God common sense and dignity have been restored. His cremation in New York would deprive the government of exploiting this ceremony and turning it into a spectacle had it been done in Guyana.
May his soul rest in peace.
BORAPORK WE AMERICANS CAN AFFORD TO BURY OR CREMATE OUR DEAD… WE DONT HAVE TO BURDEN DOWN ANY ONE ELSE LIKE U….
looks like Bharat never listened to this man because this govt continues with it’s dictatorial behaviour. Wonder why his family did not return him to Guyana for his last rites?
BECAUSE HE IS AN AMERICAN CITIZENS AND WE AMERICANS CAN AFFORD TO BURY OR CREMATE OUR DEAD NOT LIKE U .. U FAMILY WOULD HAVE DUMPED U FU CARRION CROW EAT U OUT OR GO BURDEN DOWN THE GOV’T OF GUYANA.
Badall get a life,let the man soul rest in peace. His family choose the location of his funeral is thier choice, not of your business. And about dictator ship. Have you heard of the PNC?
Stabroek new please post my comments, seems like you didn’t like my last one, I have seen worse.
Ok wait! I’m from guyana and u don’t talk rudeness about Guyana it where this man is from. This man is my cousins son. So u keep ur mouth shut!
Borapork & Badall: This is a private matter for the family.
And who are you to ‘dictate’ to a duly elected g’ovt. Regards.
That is what people do on this site, they speak their minds.TAKE A CHILL PILL MY FRIEND LIFE IS TOO SHORT.
Thanks for everything Mr Gossai,for a very good service to humanity,,may your soul rest in perfect peace…
May his soul rest in peace-We have lost a great teacher and a versatile singer who was capable of holding an audience together.Shri was a great singer and we will miss his melodious voice tremendously.MY condolences to his children.I am happy that politics did not played out in the end of this guru.
May his soul rest in peace. He was a great singer and always lead the hindu community towards the right path.he also was a inspiration to many of us.from ourmela and family from florida
Cavata you are very ” rude ” to tell people to keep their mouth shut. I don’t think your cousin would say that to anyone.
Why are you not in Guyana if you think people are rude to Guyana.
Seems like the man loves America more than Guyana as he must have given instructions in his ” WILL ” to be cremated in America.
How come he is being cremated in St.Michaels Crematorium ?
Is there no Hindu crematorium is New York ?
May his soul rest in peace.GOD don’t make mistake.Prakash is called to serve in GOD’S heavenly kingdom.