HE LIVED LIFE LIKE A KING, SO WE SENT HIM OFF LIKE ONE
FAMILY PAY TRIBUTES TO SUNNY, 28, KILLED IN TRAGIC CAR ACCIDENT
THE family of a 28-year-old who died in a crash have paid tribute to their son and brother, saying that his death doesn’t seem real, writes Asha Patel.
Pavandeep Singh, known as Sunny, was killed when a car crashed into a tree in Coleman Road, Evington.
He leaves behind his mother, Jasbir Kaur and two sisters, Harjeet Kaur, 35 and Simran Rullen, 23.
“He was such a bubbly person and a great listener. All his friends say he would go above and beyond for them when they needed him,” Harjeet said.
Jasbir brought up the family as a single mother and, at both his sisters’ wedding days, Sunny stepped into the role of a father figure and gave them away. It was one of the family’s “proudest” moments.
Although Sunny was not married, his family dressed him as they would a groom for their final goodbye.
“We always said he lived his life like a king so we wanted to send him off like one and that’s how we want people to remember him,” Simran said.
THE family of a 28-year-old who died in a crash have paid tribute to their “caring and loving” son and brother.
Pavandeep Singh, known by friends and family as Sunny, was killed when a car crashed into a tree in Coleman Road, Evington.
He leaves behind his mother, Jasbir Kaur, two sisters, Harjeet Kaur, 35 and Simran Rullen, 23, a niece and nephew and friends spread far and wide.
“He was such a bubbly person and a great listener. All his friends say he would go above and beyond for them when they needed him,” Harjeet said.
Harjeet, who lives in Southampton, grew up with Sunny and the rest of her family in Leicester, where he was not only a friend and brother to her, but also a “father figure”, despite being seven years her junior.
At Harjeet and Simran’s respective wedding days, Sunny stepped into the role of a father figure and gave them away. It was one of the family’s “proudest” moments.
The sisters said he was praised by his mother, a single parent, and other family members for the important role he played in their lives.
“He was a typical Punjabi brother, very protective,” Simran said. “He was so helpful and would go out of his way for me. We were so close and we knew each other so well.
“He’s been there for me my whole life. Now that’s gone.”
Sunny, described as the “smartest in the family”, completed an economics degree in Sheffield, achieving First Class Honours before returning home, where he grew even closer to his mum.
Simran said: “They were like friends. They would go out for walks together, eat together, have tea together.”
“He was her world,” Harjeet added. Both sisters described him as a “favourite uncle” to their respective children.
Simran said her brother looked forward to bonding with his nephew as he grew up and constantly spoiled him.
Sunny’s family said his “bubbly personality” won him many friends.
As well as being an avid Liverpool FC supporter, Sunny regularly played football with friends in Leicester.
Harjeet said her brother was a loyal friend and had stayed in touch with many of his friends since nursery age.
The news of Sunny’s death, on January 17, left friends and family “shocked”.
Although not married, his family dressed him as they would a groom for their final goodbye.
“We always said he lived his life like a king so we wanted to send him off like one and that’s how we want people to remember him,” Simran said.
She added: “It didn’t feel real. The night before his funeral felt like it should have been his wedding. We stayed up late talking about him and then got up early to get ready. It was bittersweet.”