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passed away, leaving the whole family engulfed in sorrow and lamentation. This boy was of a highly precocious nature and intensely riligious in his temperament from his very young age. May his soul rest in peace.
Thus was abruptly terminated in its very prime a distinguished career which was giving distinct promise of its future greatness. Lallubhai can not be said to be a great man in the sense in which the term is ordinarily used; nor W&s be a very rich man; nor was it his lot to serve in the capacity of a very high officer of the state owing to the premature and sudden termination of his career; he led an extraordinarily simple life. But it is these simple lives that really count in this world. One notable characteristic which Lallubhai possessed in a remarkable degree, was his organizing capacity. He was invariably entrusted with some organisation work on the occasions of the va ricus College Social Gatherings. When studying for his B. A. Examination in the Bhavnagar Jain Boarding, the junior students looked to him
