Loving Husband and Father
July 1, 1935 – January 15, 2025
Dr. Surendra Mohan Bahal, 89, a longtime resident of Skillman, NJ, died peacefully on January 15, 2025, at Stonebridge at Montgomery.
He was born July 1, 1935, in Ghaziabad, India, the son of Satya Narain and Sohan Devi Puri. He was the youngest of eight children. He attended Bombay University (now University of Mumbai), where he earned bachelor of science degrees in chemistry (1954) and pharmacy (1956), and a master of science degree in pharmacy (1959).
Surendra immigrated to the United States in 1961, shortly after his marriage to Chander Kanta Chowdhary. In 1965, he earned his PhD in pharmacy from Temple University in Philadelphia.
He began his four-decade long career in drug development at Wyeth Laboratories, followed by DuPont Pharmaceuticals and DuPont Merck Pharmaceuticals. He obtained numerous patents for pharmaceutical formulations of medications, including ampicillin and the life-saving medication naloxone.
Surendra loved and was immensely proud of his family. He was especially active in the lives of his grandchildren, attending many school activities, sporting events, and family vacations.
He is predeceased by his parents and six of his seven siblings.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Kanta; daughter Neeta (Edward) O’Mara, of Hilton Head Island, SC (previously of Skillman) and their children Sean, Evan, and Neena; daughter Neelam Davis, of Skillman, and her children Carina and Andrew.
At the request of the family, services were private.
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