July 6, 2009 by HB Bhandari, Baltimore MD.
Ishwor Gandari, a 24 years old Nepali originally from Gorkha Nepal tragically died yesterday in Pennsylvania. ‘He had been to Nepali party and returned late home, most probably fell off the balcony, his dead body was lying on the ground in the 7 a.m.”, said the restaurant owner on phone.
Mr Gandari who was employee at a local restaurant was married year and half ago in Nepal and was eagerly waiting his 5 months old son and wife to come to USA anytime this year. Mr. Gadari, who had sworn in for the US Citizenship and was hoping to receive it sometime this week. “He was a generous person immensely popular among Nepali community for his sense of humor in PA area was dreaming for his family reunion, and had started countdown to see his newly born son.” Said Nabin, a close friend of Gandari in PA. “Upon finishing his catering job for a local Indian party, he joined us and danced till the end of the Nepali party organized by a local Nepali to celebrate his daughters’ birthday. He was heavily drunk even before joining us that night”, Nabin further added. According to Nabin Mr Gandari was taking depression medication and was recommended not to drink any alcoholic beverages by his personal doctor.
‘Around mid night he came to the apartment and walked out for Balcony holding a beer bottle on his hand since the temperature was real hot”, Gadari’s coworker and roommate who is in his 60s told to the Nepali community.
The Nepali community is waiting for postmortem report to be released tomorrow. Late Gandari’s family and friends in Nepal learned about this tragic news a while ago.
….. to be continued tomorrow after police report…....
