Death Announced of Councillor Tejinder Dhami
Former Mayor of Ealing represented Dormers Wells ward
Councillor Tejinder Dhamir - former Mayor of Ealing
The death has been announced of Councillor Tejinder Dhami, who represented the Dormers Well ward on Ealing Council for nearly two decades.
Councillor Dhami was first elected for Labour in 2002 and was Mayor of the borough 2018-2019.
He undertook a variety of duties during his time as a councillor, including vice chair of the regulatory committee and a member of both corporate parent and freedom of the borough committees. He was also Labour group secretary from 2006 to 2013 and assistant whip. During his Mayoral year he supported Heartlink and Age UK.
Councillor Dhami lived and worked in Ealing since coming to the UK 1962. In his professional life Councillor Dhami worked at the Lyons Maid ice cream factory for 28 years and then for Marks and Spencer up to his retirement. He was a life member of the Indian Workers Association (IWA) and an executive member of the IWA since 1997. He maintained a keen interest in sport, playing hockey for Ealing Technical College and taking part in Indian Gymkhana in the 1970s and was a life member of the Indian Gymkhana.
Councillor Peter Mason, leader of the council said, “Tejinder was kind, wise and resolute in equal measure and I have very fond and warm memories of him that I will cherish.
“He willingly gave his time and experience to the community he loved and will be missed by all of us who worked closely with him and those he represented.
“Whilst Tejinder was soft in speech, his wisdom and sage advice has been such a feature of his time on the council and in the wider community over the many decades of his public service, not least during his Mayoralty.
“On behalf of all councillors and council officers, our sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.”
A new councillor for the ward will be elected during the local elections due to take place in May 2022.
Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism. Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets. We’ve always done that and won’t be changing, in fact we’d like to do more. However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do. We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area. A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site. One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute. If you do support us in this way we’d be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor. For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you’d like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site. |
December 21, 2021
