Mumbai: Air India co-pilot Clive Kunder, 32, who was killed in the Ahmedabad air crash on June 12, was buried in Sewri cemetery on Thursday. His family accorded him a ceremonial farewell complete with a formal invitation card, funeral band, black hearse and floral wreaths.
And in Dombivli, throngs of people converged to mourn young flight attendant Roshni Songhare, 26, whose death has left her parents bereft of their main breadwinner. Around 9am, Clive’s family brought his coffin to his residence at Sunteck City Avenue 1 at Ram Mandir, Goregaon West. A small ceremony unfolded in the lobby and after an hour the coffin was taken up to his house. Capt Kunder’s parents Clifford and Rekha and sister Camille sat by his body.
A neighbour said, “He was a kind soul. Such a tragic incident should not have befallen him.” Executives from Tata Trusts, the owner of Tata Group of companies, gathered at his funeral service. They stood alongside his family and friends to pay their respects and share in their sadness. A large wreath of white flowers with his name was placed on his coffin by Tata Trusts executives. At 1pm, the hearse drove to Sewri Christian Cemetery accompanied by a funeral band.
Under the grey, drizzling sky, the ceremony began at 3pm. Clive’s remains arrived in a white-silver casket with white rose wreaths and bouquets of red roses. Lifelong friends Stephie and Raya spoke of his selflessnes
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