Dinesh P Kagal's Obituary
Dr. Dinesh P. Kagal, MD, FAACP, of Denton, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the age of 75. Dinesh was born to parents Pandurang and Meera Kagal on April 20, 1940 in Bombay, India. He grew up the eldest of two and attended Balmohan schools and Manipal Medical School. In 1964 he married Vidya Mankikar and moved to England to continue his medical education. They had two children while in England, Nikhil and Alpana, and immigrated to the United States in 1975. Dinesh benevolently served patients in the North Texas area as one of the leading pulmonologists in his field. He had retired in April 2014 and had moved with Vidya to Frisco, Texas to be closer to his children and grand-children. Dinesh loved his children, grandchildren, tennis and music. Dinesh is survived by his wife, Vidya Kagal; his son and daughter-in-law, Nick and Arpana Kagal; his daughter and son-in-law, Alpana and Pavin Jacob; and 5 grandchildren, Saumya and Kiran Kagal and Savini, Jude and Siena Jacob : and His Brother and sister-in-law Prakash and Mangala Kagal. A funeral service will be held at Restland at 13005 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75243 on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 10:30 am followed by a cremation for immediate family. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Restland Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243.
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