President of the Paul Trucking Co. of Watsonville, is an example of rare success which came to him because of hard labour, great determination and collective efforts of their family. He migrated to U.S.A. in 1970 from his native village, Pragpur, District Jullundur, Punjab. He was hardly nineteen years old, when he started running a race to prosperity. He joined his cousin Mr. Mohinder S. Atwal at Fresno and started learning the tricks of the trucking trade, Mr. Amarjit Singh along with his brothers Surjit, Pritam and Ranjit entered into his own business of trucking in 1976. With a modest start of one truck, now Paul Trucking Co. owns a fleet of 25 trucks. Their business complex is spread over in two acres and the work is promptly handled by trained workers and modernized machinery. The family also owns a seedless grapes farm of 640 acres at Fresno and is managing other business interests at different places.
Besides being a leading businessman, Mr. Amarjit and his family take active interest in the community’s activities and work wholeheartedly for the “Chardi Kala” of the Panth. This family is widely respect for their selfless devotion. They have always generously contributed for every Sikh cause. The family is equally interested in the promotion of sports amongst the Punjabi settlers of North America.
Late Jamail Singh Purewal
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Jarnail Singh was born in Shanker in Jullundur District in 1921. His father Milkha Singh migrated to California in 1924. Jarnail himself arrived here in 1949 to join his father, began working on the ranches in Yuba City from 19491956. He had been active in the Sikh Temple in Stockton, and later in Fresno from 19791988. He was responsible for designing, acquiring land, and other matter regarding the temple in Caruthers. But Mr. Purewal passed away all too suddenly on March 16, 1988. He is survived by his wife and daughters Dharmjit Kaur and Shamsher and sons Baldey and Sharanjit.
Article extracted from this publication >> August 26, 1988
