\nMr Patel now wears his father’s ring, which he was wearing when the plane crashed. [BBC]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Mr Patel’s family prepared a slideshow of photos of his parents throughout their life for the memorial.<\/p>\n
He described his parents as respected members of the community who were deeply missed.<\/p>\n
“They were the most wonderful parents that any child could ask for. They were caring, loving, supportive every step of the way,” he said.<\/p>\n
He said his parents would have been amazed at the gathering of people who came to pay their respects.<\/p>\n
“The community at large has really supported us at this tragic time and I am grateful to every single one of those people,” he added.<\/p>\n
At least 130 people attended the memorial including family, friends and people who knew other crash victims in India.<\/p>\n
Mukesh Patel, trustee of the Sattavis Patidar Centre, said the community knew many of the Gujarati victims of the crash, some of whom were living in the UK and others who lived in India.<\/p>\n
“It is our duty as a trustee to organise and bring people together,” he said.<\/p>\n
“For our community, it is a very sad day. We want to remember all of them, because this is the saddest thing that happened.”<\/p>\n
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