Gopal Hiranand Khatwani

Gopal was born on October 25, 1936 in India to Hiranand and Sita Khatwani. He married his love, Kavita Khatwani, on June 12, 1966. Their union brought the birth of their son, Umesh. Family was the most important thing to him. He brought his family to the United States in October 1984 to join their family that was already residing here. Gopal worked for the Austin State Hospital for 32 years where he served in various different roles. Ever antsy to sit and do nothing, he took up cooking. He shared his love of cooking with all his family and friends throughout the years. He was always looking for the perfect recipe to make his family smile.

Gopal was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers (Sobraj and Gobind); and sisters in law (Sugni Vaswani and Tulsi Malkani).

To cherish his memory, Gopal leaves behind his wife of 54 years, Kavita Khatwani; son, Umesh Khatwani; daughter in law, Michelle Khatwani; and grandchildren Alisha Khatwani and Armaan Khatwani.

In addition, Gopal is survived by his brother Jethanand Khatwani (Mani Khatwani), his sister Durga Bellani (Kanyalal Bellani), his sisters in law: Nimmi Belani (Girdhari Belani), Indra D’Mello (Austin D’Mello) and brothers in law: Rupo Vazirani (Sheela Vazirani) and Indru Malkani. Along with their respective children and grandchildren.

Gopal loved spending time with his family and watching Alisha dance and Armaan in his concerts. He exemplified honesty, integrity and hard work. He was a role model and mentor for many during his lifetime. He loved cooking for the family and seeing them smile.

As we know, Gopal had touched several lives before he left for heaven. We invite you to please share your memories of him.

For those considering sending flowers to the family, we urge you to send donations instead to any of the foundations established to find cure for and controlling asthma.