Dinesh R. Desai

Dinesh Desai, age 74 of Moorestown Township, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on March 27, 2024. He was born in Vatar, India, a small village in the state of Gujarat. With a loan from his uncle and Dinesh’s brilliance he went on to attend and graduate from IIT in Mumbai in Chemical Engineering. He then attended Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana graduating with a Master’s in Chemical Engineering. This forged his lifelong love of Montana and the Big Sky area. Dinesh furthered his education over the years to include an MBA from Temple University.

Dinesh had an amazing, successful career in business, working for ARCO chemical which brought him to the Philadelphia area where he began a life of entrepreneurship. Using his business genius and personable nature, he left ARCO and purchased Western Sky Industries and then Emtec, Inc. He was a leader and played an integral part in growing the companies into thriving businesses.

Dinesh was a self-proclaimed sportaholic, being an avid golfer, tennis player, and skier. He spent hours outdoors in his backyard hitting golf balls rain or shine.

He led an amazing life. His smile warmed the room and made everyone at ease. He engaged with everyone in the same warm, friendly manner regardless of status or stature. He was an avid reader and contemplator of life’s biggest questions. He touched so many people with his generous heart and warmth. He loved to tell a good story with a drink engaging with everyone.

Dinesh is predeceased by his parents, Raijibhai and Shantaben Desai of Mumbai, India.

He will be especially missed by his daughters and their mothers, Angeli Desai, Reena Desai and their mother Renuka Desai (Mody) of Los Angeles, CA; Aaniella Desai and Sahaila Desai and their mother Susan Desai (Orczyk) of Moorestown, NJ. Dinesh is also survived by his brother Kishore and his wife Asha of Mumbai, India; his brother Bharat and his wife Pratibhai of Cherry Hill, NJ; his sister Neela and her husband Rashmi of Cherry Hill, NJ and his brother Manoj and his wife Anjani of Mumbai, India. He will also be missed by his nieces and nephews, Rajiv, Meghna, Abhijit, Avinash, Palak, Purvi and her husband Shishir, Mansi and her husband Kalind. He was also a Great Uncle to nephews Krishiv and Aariv and niece Seyla.

He was a huge supporter of under privileged children in the US and India. He was involved in the Camden Scholars program at Moorestown Friends School, supporting students to excel in middle and high school. He also established SSBD Desai High School in Gujarat, India which provides education to underprivileged children in his village.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing and puja at 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at LeRoy P. Wooster Funeral Home & Crematory, 441 White Horse Pike, Atco, NJ 08004. A Live Stream of the services is available by clicking this link .

A date for a celebration of his life with food and drink will be announced in the near future.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Moorestown Friends School Camden Scholars Program c/o Moorestown Friends School,110 E. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ  08057, The ALS Association, by clicking this link or to Dinesh’s Private Charitable Foundation, DR Desai Family Foundation c/o Dechert, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA  19104, which Dinesh created to assist underprivileged children in India and the US.