Ketan Swali

[Neil AParticipant @neila]

I only met Ketan twice when I visited the company in Syston. He was really helpful to me in deciding what I machine I was going to buy. I was sorry when he retired.

The news of the accident is so sad, there is so little one can say. All our thoughts are with his family.

Neil

 

[JohnFParticipant @johnf59703]

So sad Ketan was indeed an exceptionaly nice person and remember hime from the Harrogate exhibitions plus of course purchasing mail order

My sincere condolences to all his family

John

[Graham MeekParticipant @grahammeek88282]

My wife Jean and I are deeply saddened to hear of the tragic news. He was always very helpful with my projects and a very good friend. Often working behind the scenes to assist in anyway he could.

Regards

Gray,

[John HinkleyParticipant @johnhinkley26699]

Always sad to hear of people’s passing. More so, perhaps, in the circumstances that are being reported.

I didn’t know Ketan personally, only by reputation and by reading his contributions to this forum.

My condolences go to his family, friends and former employees.

John

 

[OldironParticipant @oldiron]

Such a tragedy. Sorry to hear this sad news. My condolences to his family and associates.

[Phil super7Participant @philsuper7]

I am so sorry to hear this news, such a short retirement. Keatan was such a polite and helpful man, a treasure to our community, he will sadly be missed

[paul raynerParticipant @paulrayner36054]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Terrible news, so sad, he will be missed and remembered by our community. Such a gent always went out of his way to help anyone with anything. My heart goes out to all of his family.</p>

[StewartParticipant @gaunless]

Thats is sad news indeed. As a former PPL, I know flying in the UK on a PPL can be quite dangerous due to the busy airspace, weather, and terrain. I should think at least one of those three may have been a factor.

Shocked to see this on the BBC news site and see the name. Brain took a few seconds to put the two together, first thought was coincidence? then an inner ‘Oh no’…

Awful news.

Bless them both.

Stew.

[DalboyParticipant @dalboy]

I never met or spoke to Ketan. But as many have said it is always sad news when a prominent member of the engineering forum and member who supplied many here through Arceuro.

I did like many did buy from there with no complaints

A sad loss for his family as a double tragedy that has fallen upon them, my heart goes out to them all.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

As Jason says, his family have been in touch.

They have taken comfort from the tributes and kind words posted here, thank you on their behalf.

Neil
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[HOWARDTParticipant @howardt]

Live in the same town/was village as Ketan and visited ARC often.  Both he and Sheetan would chat for a while, during Covid we would cross paths while out walking the streets.  A big loss to our community.

[Bill PhinnParticipant @billphinn90025]

It’s a shocking loss.

There are some very touching tributes from neighbours in the press.

Sincere condolences to Ketan and Sheetal’s family.

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