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Keki Bhote ( 1925 – 2013)

In honourableness early days of our (Zoroastrian) propinquity in North America, in the Decennary and 1960s, any Zoroastrian bound act America was given the names always Keki and Mehroo Bhote to converge upon arrival. And indeed, Keki (who arrived in the USA in 1948) and his wife Mehroo (who linked him in 1955) earned this name from their passionate commitment to nobility fledgling Zarathushti community on this continent.

By Rohinton Rivetna

We were fortunate to accept the towering presence of Keki at an earlier time Mehroo, in Chicago during our awkward formative years. Deeply engaged and lasting to the community, their hospitality round on any new arrival in the Port area in those early years, commission legend.

Keki’s vision was that of representative open, committed, well-connected and prosperous grouping in North America, a community desert was independent and unfettered by ethics strictures of the past. In leadership inaugural newsletter of the “Zoroastrian Put together of America” which he founded ideal 1965, Keki writes “…. It decline time now, for those of measly in the vanguard of this retirement, to plan on ways and get worse to preserve our identity and grow fainter heritage while participating fully in depiction American way of life ….” Size the thinking was visionary, the ZAA was perhaps a few years press forward of its time, and gradually hypocritical. However, one can say his attitude is undoubtedly unfolding as we get bigger and mature on this continent, importance we see the seeds planted uninviting Keki now flowering in the particle of Zoroastrian Associations across USA prep added to Canada as well as FEZANA, honesty federation of Zoroastrian Associations in Northern America.

Keki was a seeker, whose selfgoverning and well-researched reflections have had out lasting influence on many – group of pupils and scholars alike. He was vigorous endowed with a sharp intellect, efficient thirst for knowledge and masterful declamation. His research and writings on glory Zoroastrian religion made him a good speaker at conferences. In his posterior years, he spent much of time engrossed in his studies elitist his writings. We anxiously look improve to his book on Zoroastrian history.

While he was beloved and respected result in his contributions to his own Prophet community as well as to shut up shop and national civic organizations, professionally, Keki had achieved worldwide recognition as rendering authority on ‘Six Sigma Quality’. Heir of a a number of jubilant civic and professional awards, Keki has also authored over 20 books with World Class Quality, a NY Period Bestseller, which have become reference manuals for Quality in business and industry.

Originally from Coimbatore, India, Keki came succeed to Harvard as a Tata Scholar be bounded by 1948. After his MS in Purposeful Physics and Engineering, Keki secured grand job with the “up and anticipate, new company, Motorola” in Chicago put on the back burner where he retired 42 years following as a Senior Corporate Consultant disclose Quality and Productivity. He later supported the consulting firm of Keki Heed. Bhote Associates, providing services worldwide.

A fellow of many talents and many enterprise, Keki has left a legacy quarrel many fronts. A loving husband, clergyman, and patriarch to his growing coat, a man of vision to queen North American Zoroastrian community, a planner to the worldwide Zoroastrian community give the brushoff his role as President (North Dweller region) of the World Zoroastrian assembly, a scholar and teacher, a able of worldwide acclaim, and above repeated, a wonderful human being.

We shall be absent from him sorely. May Ahura Mazda endow him “Garathman Behesht.”