Satwant Kalecka - a good man

Today, the family mourned the loss of a father and grandfather, a man who came to the United States in 1982 with just $35, according to his son.

"He started at a gas station. He was the guy who wore the turban and the beard no matter what in the gas station," Amardeep said.

Satwant eventually started buying and renting property, using the money to build his dream. Eventually, he built a temple for the nearly 400 families in the local Sikh community.

He also put up a tribute to his adopted country in his front yard -- an American flag. The flag now flies at half-staff in his memory.





Sadly, today was a day that his family had been looking forward to for months. They planned to break ground on a new house in the Milwaukee area. The family says those plans are now on hold.


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57487827/deceased-sikh-temple-leader-built-a-life-in-america-after-arriving-with-nothing/


~~~Fox News~~~~

On Sunday, he died standing up to the horror of a gunman's attack on his house of worship in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek. Kaleka, 65, managed to find a simple butter knife in the temple and tried to stab the shooter before being shot twice near the hip or upper leg, his son said Monday.

Amardeep Singh Kaleka said FBI agents hugged him Sunday, shook his hand and said, "Your dad's a hero."







Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/06/sikh-temple-president-hailed-hero-dies-defending-worshipers-from-gunman/#ixzz22olfl9Uu