Rajendra Kumar Bagga, “Raj”, was born in Jhelum, India to Shanti and Mogul Bagga. He was a first generation American that truly embodied making the American Dream his own. An immigrant from India, he had already obtained a bachelor’s degree in finance. He came to the central US on the advice of his father and furthered he education by earning a master’s degree in English literature. He met his wife, Carol, while attending the doctoral program at the University of Michigan. When he made the decision to move west to California, he and Carol started a family. He became a State Farm Insurance agent and spent his entire forty-four-year career in Foster City. Raj was well known in the community, having won multiple accolades and was a twelve-time recipient of the Crystal Excellence Award.
He loved tennis and was an avid player in his early years. He also enjoyed golf and was a member of the San Mateo Elks Lodge for over 20 years; where he could be seen working out in the gym on most days.
Raj is preceded in death by his brother Dev Bagga. He is survived by Carol - his devoted wife of 47 years , his children Kimberly (Christopher), Neil (Crystal), his granddaughter Kira and his brothers Vijay and Versha,
Raj will be missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers the family asks that a donation be made to your local food bank.
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO
personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who
make comments. Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. Don't threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Anyone violating these rules will be issued a
warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be
revoked.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
(0) entries
Sign the guestbook.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.