Wednesday, December 18, 2019

A holiday night to remember a loved one at Dress Shoppe II on 2nd Avenue



Last Wednesday evening, friends gathered at Dress Shoppe II during a holiday sale to support the nearly 20-year-old Indian boutique on Second Avenue between Fourth Street and Fifth Street.

The event was organized by Jenny Goldberg and Naza Crea, two Dress Shoppe II supporters...


[Goldberg and Crea]

EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by and spoke with owner Saroj Goyal and her son Prashant.

The event also marked the three-month anniversary of the death of the family patriarch — Purushottam Goyal. They miss him terribly. (The Goyals had been married for nearly 50 years.)


[Prashant Goyal with Saroj Goyal]

Saroj intends to keep the store up and running.

Here are a few scenes from Wednesday night...











There's also a book on the front counter for people to leave remembrances of Mr. Goyal (read more about his life here) ...



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Dress Shoppe II is located at 83 Second Ave. Find them on Instagram here.
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3 comments:

  1. BrianDecember 18, 2019 at 11:52 AM

    Those are some really nice photos. Thanks for sharing. Looks like a nice shop.

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  2. Patricia Kennealy MorrisonDecember 18, 2019 at 11:31 PM

    Oh no, how sad. I loved that store and Goyal. Over the years he sold me probably half my wardrobe and most of my deity statues. I had not been over there in a while so did not hear the sad news till now. He was a lovely person and will be missed.

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  3. Gina kropfDecember 20, 2019 at 1:54 PM

    Aaron Goyal, I am terribly sorry to hear of the passing of your husband. He was always so nice and I enjoyed his postcards very much.

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