Boodram Ajodhi, 81, of Hartford, Connecticut passed away peacefully on January 8, 2018 at Hartford Hospital surrounded by his loving and caring family. He was born in Ocean View, Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, British Guiana on September 24, 1936. He worked at Uitvlugt Sugar Estate for many years before migrating to the U.S. in 1984. He was very supportive of his children and grandchildren and enjoyed telling stories about his times in Guyana as well as listening to classic Indian songs. He is survived by his loving wife Sursaty (Satie) Ajodhi with whom he recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. He leaves behind his five sons Pitamber Ajodhi (Jyoti), Sahadeo Ajodhi (Sursaty), Gajraj Ajodhi (Shanie), Mahadeo Ajodhi (Dalia), and Preetam Ajodhi. He is also survived by his 18 grandchildren Devika Singh (Dereck), Pooran Ajodhi (Brenda), Brian, David, Andrew, Kevin, Jason, Alex, Kyle, Ravi, Sarah, Alyssa, Sunil, Shobha, Eric, Vanessa, Aaron and Anthony as well as his two great granddaughters Amelia and Arielle Singh. He also leaves behind his brother Ramdial of Canada along with many nieces and nephews in Canada and Guyana, including Calvin and Sheila Sergobin, Hemnauth Persaud (Pamela), Sahadeo Sadhu (Guyatri), Latchmin Muniram, a brother-in-law Bickram Singh (Zena) and two sisters-in-law Sahodra Singh and Pamela Singh and the extended Sadhu, Ramsingh, and Hemraj family. Boodram was predeceased by his two sisters, two grandsons, one great grandson, and cousin Hemraj.
His family will receive friends on Friday, January 12, 2018, from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, at the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield, CT. Funeral will be held at the same location on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 9:00 AM. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114. Please visit www.dillonbaxter.com to share a memory with the family.