Tilak Rao was kind and wise, friendly and supportive, loving and strong, and so much more. We, his family, announce his peaceful passing on Monday, 17th June 2024 in Toronto, Canada. He was the beloved husband of Yashoda, wonderful father and father-in-law of Purnima and Don, Prathima, and Ganesh and Kim, and adored grandfather of Krisna, Divya, Samant, Uma, Maya, Padma and Sriya.

Our family invites you to join us in remembering this extraordinary man and wishing his soul peace on its journey. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, 26th June 2024 at 9am at Elgin Mills Funeral Home. Please see below for details.

For those who are unable to attend the funeral service, it will be livestreamed on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 9 a.m EST. A link will be available on this memorial page at 9 a.m. After the funeral, the recording will be uploaded to the Media tab for future viewing.

Tilak Rao was a proud Engineering graduate of the University of Toronto (1958). Donations, in lieu of flowers, to support current and future U of T Engineering students can be made at https://engage.utoronto.ca/site/SPageServer?pagename=donate#/fund/721.

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