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Jasbahadur Rai - 1960 - 2009
Jasbahadur Rai, 48, of Venus, Texas, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at a Fort Worth, Texas hospital after being stabbed during a robbery at his place of work.

Mr. Rai, born July 5, 1960, in Solokhumbu, Nepal, was a cook and trekking guide in Nepal before emigrating to the U.S. in the late '90s. He moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 1998, becoming an American citizen in 2008. He worked at the East Lancaster Fort Worth TL Food Store for almost 10 years, becoming a familiar figure in the area. He married Roshni Khaling in 1985; they had two children, David and Salina, and later divorced.  Mr. Rai met and married his second wife, Toukta, in 2001 in Arlington Texas.

J.B., as he was known, never forgot his humble beginnings in Nepal.  With few financial resources of his own, he raised funds to rebuild his village school in the SoloKhumbu and was instrumental in establishing a cultural center there. He recently attained his dream--to bring his children to the U.S. for a good education and to experience the American way of life. After years of working 7 days a week at his job as a store clerk, he brought David and Salina, now teenagers, to Texas in November 2008.

J.B. is survived by his widow, Toukta, his children and a nephew, Pati Rai, all of Venus, Texas; and many, many friends around the world.

A scholarship Fund has been estabished for David & Salina.  Donations may be sent to The Nepal Foundation, P.O.Box 654, Naalehu, Hawaii 96772.
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