Ramanlal Dahyabhai Patel, 71, a resident of Duluth, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 in a Chattanooga hospital. He had resided in the United States for 32 years. He was a member of the Gsete of East Temple. He was retired after many years in the hotel business. Mr. Patel was the son of the late Dahyabhai Patel and Tiviben D. Patel. He is survived by his three children: Rajool Patel (Bali) of Atlanta, Georgia, Urvi Patel (Bob) of Chattanooga and Manish Patel (Poonam) of Duluth, Georgia; siblings, Nagin Patel (Kala Patel) of Dallas, Texas and Kusum Patel of Tyler, Texas; several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Services will be conducted from 11:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m. Friday at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Patel family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.