Himanshu Rajnikant Pandya, age 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends onThursday, October 23rd, in Sugarland, Texas. Himanshu, or “Chu/Chuey” was born on March 14, 1965, inhis familial hometown of Lunawada, Gujarat. At an early age, Himanshu immigrated with his father to Jersey City, New Jersey, where he grew up around a large Indian-American community and completed his early education. He moved to Houston as a teenager and helped with raising his brothers, all while holding down odd jobs and attending classes at the University of Houston.
He married Hemangini Pandya in 1995, in India, and in 2001 had his first son. Within the next two years, they bought their first home in Missouri City, Texas, and he brought his in-laws from India to live with them. He completed his degree and settled into a career in software management. In 2008, they had their second son, and the family moved into a larger home in the following years. He took immense joy in raising his children, cooking, traveling regularly with his family and friends, and maintaining his ever-growing landscape and plants. His love for cooking ultimately evolved into a service at Chinmaya Mission, Houston. He took care of his father until his father’s passing in 2022 and managed the family’s affairs forthwith.
His career spanned a wide variety of jobs; however, his passion for managing and working with people shone through in the latter half of his professional life, where he built teams and engaged with customers in a variety of senior roles. His lively and sociable attitude, the life and bartender of any party- ensured that his wide-ranging friendships, from childhood, early adulthood, and settled life, remained in touch
with him throughout.
He is preceded in death by his father, Rajnikant Pandya. He is survived by his mother, Kokila Pandya. His wife, Hemangini Pandya. His sons, Kedar and Shivoham Pandya. His brothers, Maulik and HemangPandya, and his mother-in-law, Gunavanti Acharya.