A Journey of Love & Romance

By Piyush C. Kothary

A story of our life together, a journey of ever-growing love and romance through the regular ups and downs of lifeit is a portrait of my wifes calm and radiant personality, how it guided her through life, and how it is remembered after she passed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 7, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503557215

Piyush C. Kothary

Dr. Piyush C. Kothary was born in Rangoon, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), during World War II. Piyush holds a degree in chemistry. He taught at St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai, India, and then moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1971. Prior to his move to the United States, Piyush married Dr. Sarla Parekh in 1970. They moved to Ann Arbor and dedicated a combined eighty years of service to the University of Michigan Health System in research and teaching. They built a life in Ann Arbor that they adore, filled with professional accomplishments, travel, and loving friends and family. They have two wonderful daughters and two lovely granddaughters. Since the day they were married, they worked to create the life of their dreams. Sarla passed away on January 20, 2015. Previously, Piyush has published a poetry book, “A Journey of Love and Romance,” in memory of their lives together.

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Copyright © 2015 by Piyush C. Kothary. 708252

ISBN:   Softcover     978-1-5035-5720-8

             EBook          978-1-5035-5721-5

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Rev. date: 03/31/2015

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Dedication

For Shilpa, Priya , Deven, Misha and

to the memory of my wife

Dr. Sarla P. Kothary

Contents

Preface

Prologue

Tribute to My Dear

A Shining Star

You Were Showered with Love

You Won the Love of People

His Mighty

In the Darkness of a Moonless Night

Lady in Blue by My Side

I Know You are Very Happy

Summer of 1970

Chrysler Car

Docket Control

Vacation Moon

Lover’s Bliss

Is the Danube Really Blue?

Buddha’s Teaching

Burma: 1941 and 2009

Our Love

This Beautiful Lady

Words of Comfort

Smile, Integrity and Honesty

A War Hero Reminded Me of the Rewards of Your Smile

Irreplaceable Losses

You are Gone but I Still See You

Last Minutes

Days After

You Died in Your Husband‘s Arms

I am Fighting to Hold Onto Our Dreams

Twenty-Month Journey

I Want to Hear From You

Glory Days

Your Absence is Driving Me Crazy

Those Beautiful Flowers

My Love

Sail Away…

Dignified Lover in Sickness

You Will Stay in My Heart

Four O’clock in the Morning

I Have to Wipe My Eyes

Snowman

Faith in Bhagwan Mahavir

I Have Lost the Zest for Life

Life Will Not be the Same Without You

I Saw Your Picture Smiling at Me

My Dear

So Energize Me to Live a New Life

Preface

As the movie states, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing. To be loved for over four decades was truly an amazingly wonderful thing. Our love blossomed each day as we traveled through the journey of life. In addition to the love and care we shared, from day one I was pampered with delicious food. I rarely went to the grocery store until the tail end of 2014. I never worried about buying clothes, what to wear or what to pack when we traveled. When attending business meetings or conferences, Sarla accompanied me everywhere, so my apprehensions of who to speak with or what to talk about were filled by her calm nature and versatile conversation. Her education and training in medicine helped her immensely when speaking with highly motivated scientists. Life was laid out on our very own red carpet.

In addition, I am blessed with two equally versatile and multi-talented daughters, Shilpa