Sam Nargolwalla
elevated 1y8BN August 7, 1930 – March 15, 2019
elevated 1y8BN Visitation
Tuesday March 19, 2019 from 4pm to 8pm
elevated 1y8BN Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated 1y8BN Funeral Mass
Wednesday March 20, 2019 at 10:45am
elevated 1y8BN Chapel of St. Joseph – Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
elevated 1y8BN Interment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON, L3T 2C7
elevated 1y8BN Reception
Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home – Following the Interment
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elevated 1y8BN Nargolwalla, Sam
elevated 1y8BN Peacefully on Friday March 15, 2019. Loving husband of the late Christobel. Devoted father of Ciaran, Darius (Rosanne), Killian, Farhad, Liam and Mariam (Carlo). Beloved grandfather of Sara, Aidan, Stephen and Shane. Dear brother of Mani, Feroze, Nari and Dinaz. Will be sadly missed by his many nieces, nephews and friends. The family wishes to thank the Palliative Care staff at Markham Stouffville Hospital.
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elevated 1y8BN If desired, memorial donations to The Canadian Cancer Society.
Heartfelt condolences to everyone in the circle of family and friends. We have lost a loving father, friend, intellect and gentleman. May God in his mercy grant him eternal rest.
Much love always in their home. I’ll miss him very much
I just heard the sad news of Sam passing away. I knew Sam since 1972 when he gave me my first job in Canada. I did not stay in Scintrex for long but we were seeing each other at the annual gathing at Joe Strever’s house.
He was a very kind boss and a very good teacher. I will always remember him as a very good friend.
May god bless his soul and patience to all the loved ones.
Dearest Mariam, your faithfulness to your dear father is unsurpassed. Enjoy your beautiful memories. He has rejoined your Mom. Rejoice.
I was lucky enough to meet Sam once. He welcomed me into his home like I was family. I will miss him.
Dear family,
My sincere condolences to all of you.
Sam was a good friend and neighbor…..he will be missed….but not forgotten.
We shared many good times together with our families.
Rest in peace, Sam!
My sincere condolences to the family.
Sam, was a good friend and neighbor….and we enjoyed many wonderful times with our families.
You will be missed, Sam, but not forgotten!
Rest in peace with our Creator.
Truly sad news and my heartfelt condolences to all members, near and far, of his family. I had the immense pleasure of working with Sam at Scintrex in the mid-90’s when he was close to his retirement and I was just starting my career there. A truly wonderful and cultured man. The world was better with him.
From Sartrex: Our deepest sympathy and condolences to Nargolwalla family. May god keeps his soul in eternal peace…..Jay Sarkar
From Sartrex : Our deepest sympathy and condolences to Nagolwalla family. May god keeps his soul in eternall peace
To a gentle man, a caring father and wonderful soul,it is with heavy heart as I write this,-if I could have ever asked for a second set of parents, it would have been you and Christobel.May you and Christobel be reunited in heaven for all eternity.
My dear cousins,
My prayers and thoughts are with you during this time of mourning.
Please know that you are not alone in remembering a true gentleman and a truly wonderful human being. Uncle Sam meant so much to so many. He will not be forgotten. My life has been blessed to have had the privilege to call him “Uncle Sam.”
Love,
Nerius
I had the pleasure of working with Sam for many years and always think of him with great admiration. A truly good person and inspiration.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support Otto. Thank you as well for the beautiful flowers at the funeral. All the best to you and your family.
Sincerely
Darius Nargolwalla
I met Sam in 1976 when I moved to Unionville with my family. Our boys played together and have stayed in touch over the years. He was a wonderful warm gentle man. He had a fine wit, a ready smile and hearty welcome. He will be missed by many. My condolences to his family. He is in my prayers. God speed Sam.
Your friend.
JIm
My deepest sympathy .
I worked at Scintrex for many years .
Sam was such a gentleman .A pleasure to have known him.
So sorry fir your loss
Our heartfelt condolences to the the Nargolwalla families and relatives.
I met Sam in Scintrex in 1970. Sam was a great leader in his field of Research and a great believer in the potential of his team.
Later, after retirement, we got together and Sam was a great story teller too. We did enjoy his friendship, was a pleasure to have known him.
Andrew and Jan
Dear Marian,
My sincere condolences to you your family. Your Dad is now with your Mom. My prayers are with you.
Sadly heard Sam’s passing. My sincere condolences to the family. I worked at Scintrex with Sam for many years. He was a wonderful person. He was my mentor, he believed in me and encouraged me to become a professional engineer. No words can express my heartful thanks to him and I’ll remember him forever.
Farad
Please accept our condolences. Our thoughts are with you.
Farhad, please accept our condolences, thoughts, and prayers. Look back at the positive memories to help you to get beyond the sorrow.
Great Uncle Sam was a wonderful man with a kind heart. May he rest in peace.
He was a great Grandfather who will always be remembered
He was a great Grandfather who will be remembered along with his legendary chess skills
Dear Farhad and Family,
Only heard the sad news about your Dad Sam, at mass tonight at St. Pats. We are so sorry for your loss. May you be comforted with happy family memories when all of you were together. Your parents live on through all of their children and descendants. May your parents Rest In Peace.
Warmest regards,
Connie & Jack Walker
I met Sam at Scintrex upon taking my first job after graduation. He really supported my love of English sports cars and would even lend me his Morgan Plus 4. I am truly saddened to learn of the passing of this charming and very intelligent man.
Through an “accidental” computer error, an old email of your Dad’s came up (from 2012) and by searching on his name, I learned of his passing earlier this year. Your Dad and I worked together at the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, DC for 6 months. This led to a collaboration on a book that we published 5 years later on the technique that your Dad spent his career refining and applying…neutron activation analysis. My wife, Bobbi and I have fond memories of our association with your Mom and Dad while in Washington. Our paths separated when I returned to Kodak in Rochester and he moved to Toronto. We fondly recall visiting your home in Markham while your family was still young. Your Mom and Dad were wonderful people and parents and we share our prayers with you in honoring them, the life they led and the heritage that they passed along to their children. May God bless you all.
Dr. Nargolwalla received his doctorate in Nuclear Science from the University of Toronto in 1965, along with his classmate Auseklis Perkons. Both were extremely gifted, and, in fact, both played guitar. ‘Dr. Sam’ played flamenco guitar, and in their early days, he and his Irish sweetheart danced and played flamenco as buskers. I had the pleasure of doing an errand for Dr. Sam to purchase a capo from a specific address in Madrid, while there on business working for Scintrex. He, and Otto Legrady, were some of the nicest people I ever worked for in my (now) long career in electronics, where Otto got me started. I remember Dr. Sam being stern and deadly serious one second, switching to being cheerful and smiling in the next. Such was Dr. Sam Nargolwalla – – a great man and human being.