Subarna Saha, lovingly known as Rajat, passed away on 15 January, at a tender age of 39 years, having contracted the coronavirus. He worked as a Prison Officer and was the main bread earner of the family. His cousin Swati, from Ely in Cambridgeshire, is trying to raise £50,000 through a GoFundMe page, to mitigate financial burden Rajat's family is facing. 50 people have donated around £3000, as the paper went to print on Tuesday.
Rajat has left behind his childhood sweetheart and wife Rupashree (Rupa) and their 17-month-old baby boy, who he absolutely adored. Rupa works part time as a healthcare professional at one of the NHS Trust Hospitals. Rajat also financially supported his elderly mother in India. Now his family has to deal with both the trauma of bereavement and with the financial burden it places on them.
At the GoFundMe page, Swati wrote, “Rajat was a humble, extremely hard working, caring, generous and a good-natured human being. His big smile and loud laugh would bring life wherever he went. He was immensely loved by those who had the opportunity to know him. He would go out of his way to help anyone who needed it the most.
“Rajat will be missed by all those who came in contact with him. We are raising money in his memory to mitigate financial burden his family faces. All the money raised will be deposited directly for the needs of the family.”
To donate see: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-subarna-saha-rajat?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
