Upon graduating from National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) with a higher secondary degree, Shekhar worked hard in achieving his dreams of becoming a doctor. However, as fate would have it, he opted to come to USA to pursue an engineering degree. His parents sacrificed a lot to make his dreams come true. However, the mighty God had different plans for him and called him to heaven on 21st Dec. 2005.

As most of us have already experienced, pursuing higher education in US could be extremely expensive. Shekhar’s case was no exception. However, his parents encouraged him to persevere at a cost of ever increasing debt, hoping, as all of our parents do, that one day he will make them proud parents. We cannot turn their dreams into reality and do what Shekhar would have done for his parents. However, Shekhar, being an integral and active member of our community, we strongly feel that we should share his parent’s sorrow and extend any help or support that we can. Therefore, we have decided to organize a fund-raiser in hopes of helping his parents. We believe this fund-raiser will be an important and timely help in tragic time like this. We sincerely urge EVERYONE to be generous and contribute as much as they can in this noble cause.

For those who would like to contribute please visit www.nepalesesociety.org and contribute online by clicking on “Shekhar’s Fundraiser”. Residents living in DFW also can contribute by contacting the individuals listed below: