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Bharat Singh Rawal, resident of Surfside Beach, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Bharat was born in New Delhi, India, to the late Ram Singh Rawal and the late Shakuntala Rawal and was the eldest of four siblings. He attended St. Columba’s School in New Delhi for elementary and high school and for college went on to the world-renowned Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India, where he completed his BTech in material and metallurgical engineering. He came to the United States in 1970 to pursue higher studies at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, and North Carolina State University. During his educational studies in the 1970s, Bharat earned two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. He started working at AVX in Myrtle Beach in 1978 and rose to the position of department head of research and development. He developed many products for AVX and successfully filed dozens of patents, all in connection to his work in the field of material science. Bharat loved technology and frequently worked with clients across the world on products that have become ubiquitous to every-day life in our tech-driven world. He also had a deep passion for investing and the stock market, and family friends often consulted him on financial matters. Making sure his nearest and dearest were financially sound was a high priority for him, and Bharat always made time to help them. He married Reeta Pawa in New Delhi in 1975, and the two came back to the States a few weeks later. They moved to the Myrtle Beach area in 1978 and helped build up the Indian American community in the area, providing moral support and often a home base for younger members of the community moving to the beach. He’s survived by his wife, Reeta, and their daughters, Ekta Garg (Anuj) and Natasha Rawal; his two loving granddaughters, Suhani and Muskaan Garg; his siblings, Kapil Rawal, Bindu Singh (Anup,) Harsh Rawal; and a large extended family across the country and the world. His family and friends treasure him for his gentle nature, his sharp intellect, his kind heart, and his deep loyalty to those dearest to him. The funeral service will be held on February 2 at 11 a.m. at Goldfinch Funeral Home in Murrells Inlet, SC.

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Bharat Singh Rawal

December 4, 1948 - January 27, 2024