So shocked to hear. George was an enigma when I first knew him and his brothers. They were the quintessential entrepreneurs who went into real estate and owned several properties. While with a checkered history (see a Village Voice article some time back), the brothers were very much involved in the fortunes and direction of the home country Guyana.

Our community here and in Guyana is indebted to such a stalwart. It's a great loss. 

Condolences to the family. May he rest in peace.

From Kaieteur News. November 8, 2015

EMBRACING PHILANTHROPY
But being at the helm of a thriving business was simply not enough for Subraj. Moreover, in 1992 he joined the Guyana Watch Medical Outreach Team. The mission is one that was founded by renowned local business man, Tony Yassin, of Guyana Stores Limited. Guyana Watch has for a number of years been facilitating the travel of medical volunteers to Guyana to offer medical care across the country with a focus on helping the less fortunate.

Subraj however wanted to do more than just be a part of this medical mission.  He dared to do even more for his homeland by paving the way for Guyana’s firs kidney transplant to be conducted at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in 2008.
This service delivered by reputable Kidney Surgeon, Rahul Jindal of the Walter Reed Medical Centre in Washington D. C., continued for a number of years at the GPHC before it was taken to the privately operated Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital.
As part of his philanthropy to his homeland, Subraj has also donated wheelchairs to not only the GPHC but also to several handicapped individuals.
Added to this, he has donated an elevator to a prominent community mandir – Prem Bhakti. This donation was strategically organized to assists the elderly worshippers there who are physically incapable of moving from one floor to another.

Subraj has also been instrumental in donating a modern, state-of-the-art, computer training centre to the Saraswati Vidya Niketan Hindu Secondary School at Cornelia Ida on the West Coast of Demerara.
But giving in the area of health has been chief among his philanthropic passions. In 2010, Subraj took upon himself the selfless initiative of sponsoring a team of surgeons and paediatric specialists to perform an inaugural bout of paediatric heart surgery in Guyana.
But his support in health has not ended there as he has since been sponsoring the visit of a team of eye specialists to perform corneal transplants at the GPHC. Just recently another bout of successful corneal transplants was completed.

Subraj’s dedication to helping to improve the lives of the vulnerable in his homeland has undoubtedly qualified him to be named our ‘Special Person’ today.

May his soul rest in PEACE.  He did GOOD not just talk about it.

May his soul Rest in Peace.

Condolences to the family,a few my peeps are working at his company.

Condolences to the Subraj family.

George was active in the group of doctors that went to Guyana frequently. He also donated some expensive piece o medical machinery a few years back.

He had his fights with Jagdeo at times too.

Subraj did a great job helping people in Guyana.  May his soul rest in peace. 

Inspiration.

Funeral services are s follows:-

Viewing at Dalton Funeral Home, 125 Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park on Friday Nov. 18th and Saturday, Nov 19th 6:00PM To 9 :00 PM
Cremation on Sunday at St. Michaels Crematorium at 12:00 noon

A good and humble human being.

B ack in the days we had some good times together , he followed Ritchie (Soca Paradise) and Aleem (Jalil) very quickly. the three of us used to call George "Fireman".

RIP 

George Subraj will be remembered for his philanthropy

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November 19,2016

Dear Editor,

Well known Guyanese philanthropist George Subraj passed away the night before last at a gym where he was exercising in Queens. He was 71. He has been one of the most generous Guyanese in the diaspora supporting all kinds of worthwhile charitable causes. He had left such an imprint on the community that this has left a vacuum in the Guyanese community in Queens in terms of support to community cultural events.

Mr Subraj, like many Guyanese, came to the US penniless in 1971 to pursue a course of study when life had become very difficult in Guyana. The reality of a hard life in America gave way to a business enterprise instead of advanced college studies. He went into real estate. In just a few years after arriving in the US pursuing his course of study and working at odds and ends jobs, with support and cooperation from family members, his brothers in particular, he built one of the largest real estate empires among Guyanese. After consolidating his wealth, Subraj decided to become generous in Guyanese causes. He never failed to give back to worthy causes of a cultural and a religious nature.  Friends described him as Mr Philanthropist for his generosity. He supported various charitable enterprises in Guyana. He sponsored various banquets in New York and Guyana. When Yesu Persaud’s biography was launched two years ago at a banquet in Yesu’s honour, Subraj was the sponsor.

Subraj was most recently honoured in September by a Queens community organization and by a large real estate conglomerate.

Subraj’s recorded humanitarian work commenced in 1992 when he joined the Guyana Watch Medical Outreach Team which was founded by local businessman, Tony Yassin and academic Dr Tara Singh. Guyana Watch became his baby. Subraj has over the years facilitated the travel of medical volunteers to Guyana to offer medical care across the country with a focus on helping the less fortunate.  After a venture, he would host a banquet for volunteers. I was invited to these banquets as a reporter for the NY community and Guyana publications.

Subraj paved the way for Guyana’s first kidney transplant to be conducted at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in 2008. This service was conducted by reputable kidney surgeon, Indian born Dr Rahul Jindal, of the Walter Reed Medical Centre in Washington DC. Subraj annually sponsored trips of Dr Jindal and other medical personnel to Guyana to perform free surgeries for the poor. I met the team on several visits to Guyana.

The kidney transplant programme continued for a number of years at the GPHC before it was relocated to the privately operated Dr Balwant Singh Hospital. Neither Dr Jindal nor Subraj charged patients a cent.

Subraj also donated wheelchairs to several hospitals in Guyana including GPHC and to several immobile individuals. Related to this, he bore the costs of an elevator to a prominent community mandir – Prem Bhakti in Queens. The latter donation was strategically organized to assist the elderly worshippers there who are physically incapable of moving from one floor to another. Mandir worshippers were most grateful to him.

Subraj was behind the donation of a modern, state-of-the-art, computer training centre to the Saraswati Vidya Niketan Hindu Secondary School at Cornelia Ida on the West Coast of Demerara.  He had also committed to the construction of a science lab at the school. He also made huge donations to the Swami Vidyanand’s Ashram on the East Coast including its school where he also funded a computer class.

In 2010, Subraj took upon himself the initiative of sponsoring a team of surgeons and paediatric specialists to perform an inaugural bout of paediatric heart surgeries in Guyana. This continued annually for a few years.

Subraj also sponsored a visiting team of eye specialists to perform free corneal transplants at the GPHC, paving the way for successful corneal transplants in Guyana.

He was also involved in innumerable health, education and cultural programmes in the US at Swami Vidyananad’s Ashram and other worthy causes. He funded programmes for several American politicians in Queens.

The soft-spoken Subraj was the recipient of one of Guyana’s National Awards, the Medal of Service, in 2011.

At the time of his death, Subraj was the President of the still thriving Zara Realty Holding Corporation, a home rental service, situated at Hillside Avenue, Queens, New York. He founded the rental service with his brothers Ken Subraj, Executive Vice-President, and Jay Sobhraj, Senior Vice-President.

He will be remembered for providing comfortable and affordable apartments to thousands of people over the past 35 years, having acquired a large number of complexes to satisfy the growing needs of the Hillside Avenue-Jamaica Estates neighbourhood. Hundreds of Guyanese and other Caribbean nationals occupy some of the apartments.

Subraj is survived by his brothers, among them Harry, Haimraj, Steve and one sister and the late Rosie, Rooplall and Sookraj; his wife Gloria, four children Sandy, Dolly, Jasmine and Tony. There are also eight grandchildren.

Subraj was the fourth of 10 children born to his parents, Tatri and Subraj, on February 27, 1945. He lived in Bel Air, Guyana. Subraj related to me that as a youngster he provided much assistance to Dr Jagan when the latter relocated to Bel Air. He did a lot of errands for Dr Jagan and Mrs Jagan.

Subraj’s mortal remains are slated to be cremated in Queens according to Hindu rites on Sunday.

His generosity and charitable activities will remain etched in the annals of history.

Yours faithfully,

Vishnu Bisram

May his soul rest in peace.

My daughter's boyfriend's uncle passed away in Minnesota yesterday. His janazah was today. Inna lillahi wa inna ilihi rajiun.

Looks like a good man.  RIP.

George was Indo Guyanese to the core. Condolences to the family.

Sorry to hear. I knew the Subraj family from Bel Air,  I believe  they owned the rice mill there.

ksazma posted:

May his soul rest in peace.

My daughter's boyfriend's uncle passed away in Minnesota yesterday. His janazah was today. Inna lillahi wa inna ilihi rajiun.

Sorry to hear Ksaz. I did not hear about this. Will ask one of my muslim friends if anyone knows this man. We had a few days of bad weather here.