Savita Chauhan Eulogy
Jai Shree Khrishna
Our mother Savitabhen was a very kind and generous person who
passed away too soon. She was caring, thoughtful, hardworking,
compassionate, and loving and so… so much more. It is so very difficult
to think of all of the words that describe my mum as a person and how
much she meant to us all.
Savitabhen was the second eldest of 5 children born in Surat India 1945,
her early years were spent working hard contributing to help her family
and forgoing her education.
Even though she never had the opportunity to learn to read and write she had the most amazing memory, was sharp and her mental strength put us all to shame.

My dad, Dhansukhlal and my mum grew up, together on the same street.
She must have liked him as she married our dad in 1962. Soon after our
dad left for the UK to set up a family home.
A year later they had my eldest sister Ela. She raised my sister for the
first 3 years without my dad which was hard in India. Later she followed
my dad and travelled to England with my sister.
She went onto have myself and 18 months later my brother Manoj.
My sister Jaina came along as a lovely surprise 10 years later and she
was loved and bought up by all of us as my mum immediately went back
to work.

Our mum worked hard to raise her family whilst working long hours at Walkers Crisps for over 20 years. Sometimes working double shifts and cooking in-between before returning back to work but most of all always there for us when we needed her. We learnt how important a strong work ethic is and how remaining strong can help you get through life’s biggest challenges.
Most of all she was an exceptionally strong person and this strength shone through during her battle with cancer. Even though at times she was in unbearable pain she always remained strong and never wanted attention focused on her disease. She wanted everyone to continue on with their lives and was more concerned with how we were doing, which was just typical of her.

When we were younger we were not able to comprehend how much time and care she put into her family wrapping us around in love. Now that we have children of our own we can truly appreciate the amount of effort she put in to raising us and her grandchildren and for this we will always be grateful.

My mum taught me many things that I will always cherish, I learnt the appreciation of love and how to be the best mum for my daughter.
The importance of family and always to forgive and forget and I will always cherish our nights in chatting and putting the world to right.Mum I will miss calling you every day and hearing you call me “dhikra”,
I will miss your arms holding me in happiness or comfort, I am grateful for the time we have spent together before and during your illness, the way we were always in sync with each other and how you always said that you felt strength from holding my hand.

We love you so much mum and we will treasure all the great wonderful memories we had and will carry your values with us, you will be deeply missed by dad and all your children, grandchildren and many more and your memory will live in us all forever.

I feel like I could stand up here all day speaking about our mum. She was an amazing woman who taught us a lot. The most important lessons were not verbal; they were in her actions. Kind, loving, and hardworking, never complaining and was always there when you needed her but most of all she was very humble, and liked to live life simply knowing that we were all happy in our lives.
She lived for her children and grandchildren. But more importantly if she could do anything for anyone, nothing was ever too much trouble. She sacrificed her own needs and put others first.

She was our mum, our friend, always warm… always with a smile.
We will miss you every day for as long as we live.