Amar Dass

On February 15, 2023, Amar Nath Dass, beloved husband of Renu, and doting father of Prisha and Manisha passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in Cary, North Carolina. Amar was a retired radiochemist, an avid golfer, a gym lover, a style icon, a tennis player, a marathon runner, and last but not least, a foodie. He loved spending time with his girls and the family dog, Singha. Originally hailing from Burma (Myanmar), Amar was a refugee at the age of 14 and relocated to New Delhi, India, where he met and fell in love with Renu Grover. They started their life in the United States in 1978 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and then moved to South Florida where their children, Prisha and Manisha were born and raised. In the early 1990s, Amar led his family to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he gave his Queen and Princesses everything their hearts desired and more. He followed his youngest (and possibly most spoiled) daughter, Manisha, to North Carolina in 2003, where he worked for Duke University Hospitals and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, before retiring in 2016 to travel and play (even) more golf. He was known to his friends and family as the person with a heart of gold who would happily give you the shirt off his back and more. Though his last year was a tough one, Amar would find smiles and joys in things like ice cream, family meals, driving past Prestonwood Country Club, visits with his Transitions LifeCare Hospice team, Kishore Kumar songs, and YouTube cooking and traveling videos. Amar is survived by his wife, Renu, daughters, Prisha and Manisha, brother and sister, Babul and Mongoli, sister-in-law, Mamta, and nephew, Deepak. The family will celebrate Amar’s life with a traditional Hindu ceremony on Friday, February 17, 2023, at the Wake Funeral Home, followed by a private family-attended cremation at Wake Crematorium from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in memory of Amar to A Place at the Table (https://tableraleigh.org/make-a-donation), a pay-what-you-can cafe in Raleigh, North Carolina