Affectionately known as Mr Finnieston, the owner of one of the area's longest-running family businesses has passed away.
Affectionately known as Mr Finnieston, the owner of one of the area's longest-running family businesses has passed away.
Gurdev 'GG' Gosal was surrounded by family when he died last month on Monday, February 27 at the age of 84 after a short illness. He was just as much of an institution in Finnieston as his shop, GG Brothers, which he opened on Argyle Street when he moved to Glasgow in 1984.He married his wife Gurmit Gosal on February 27, 1966. They had three daughters, Kulbinder Dhami, Baljinder Gill, and Gurbaksh Dhami and one son, Monohar 'Mani' Gosal.GG worked as a foundry foreman until the foundry was closed down by the government in the mid-1980s and he moved with his family up to Glasgow.
Mani said:"He lost his job, was unemployed, and moved to Glasgow and opened up GG Brothers with the help of his family. “Back in those days, it was a different Argyle Street. Gentrification has happened and we’ve seen a lot of changes but it looked like Beirut out there when he opened up."Mani said: “People called him Mr Finnieston because he would always be walking about, going to the bookies or going to the Grove Bar where he used to
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