SURJIT SINGH GUJRAL
Surjit Singh Gujral. A long-time supporter and sponsor of our Club died suddenly on 20th April 2022. He was aged 67 years.
Surjit was one of three brothers who migrated from Chandigarh, Punjab, in the late 1970’s and initially he worked with elder brother Amar at his restaurant in Goulburn Street City. He learned the business and subsequently owned restaurants in Strathfield and Neutral Bay before buying the freehold for Surjit’s Indian Restaurant at 215 Parramatta Road, Annandale. For some years also he had a Sydney City Council lease and operated Surjit’s Angel Place where the Club held a number of memorable lunches.
Surjit’s sponsorship of our Club commenced in the late 1990’s and has continued ever since.
Surjit’s has catered for some of our most successful Annual Presentation Nights in the MacLaurin Hall and lunches in conjunction the Blue and Gold at the Football Grandstand facility. Surjit’s have also supported ‘Player of The Round’ for many years.
Surjit and Surjit’s Restaurant was known internationally by the cricket communities in India and Pakistan. Surjit was a generous host, a benefactor, passionate about the game. He was a man who will be greatly missed by this Club and the broader SUCC community.
His son Rasan, who has run the outside catering business for some years will assume control of the business. We sent our condolences to Rasan and his entire family at this time.
Hartley Anderson
22nd April 2022