Ashok Desai, 64, was born and raised in Nairobi, spent his young adulthood in India and the last 25 years here in the states. He was hard working, enjoyed life to the fullest and loved his family dearly. He is survived by his wife, Hema, sons Snehal (m. Monal) and Vatsal (m. Kristin); mother Pushpaben; sisters Savitri (m. Kirit), Gita (m. Rajendra) and Chetna (m. Rajiv); Funeral will be Monday, April 20th at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory 950 South Bartlett Rd. (at Stearns Rd.) Bartlett from 1 pm - 2 pm and ONLY be attended by immediate family members and broadcast via private zoom link. We ask that you do not send flowers to the house, but if you choose to do so, please donate instead to the CJD foundations (https://cjdfoundation.org/donate) in his memory to help research a cure for this unforgiving disease.