Death of well-known Mayo chef

THE sudden death has occurred of Amit Saidha, 1 Chapel Lane, Westport, and formerly of Chandigarh, India, at his home.

Amit, who was 43 years of age, was a well known chef in Mayo and worked for a number of years in the Castlecourt Hotel, Westport.

Dearly loved son of Santosh Saidha and the late Faqir Chand Saidha and loving brother of Sapan Singh, Canada, and Sunit Saidha, India, he will be sadly missed by his sorrowing mother, sister, brother, sister-in-law Ritu Poonian Saidha, brother-in-law Parvinder Singh, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and many friends in Ireland and India, and his colleagues and friends in the hospitality industry in Westport.

His remains will be reposing at Navin's Funeral Home, Mill Street, Westport, this evening (Friday) from 8.30 until 10.00 pm.

Service will take place in Mount Jerome Crematorium, Harolds Cross, Dublin on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Ashes will be repatriated to his native India.