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August 7, 2012
Sikh shooting victim leaves grieving Indian family

NEW DELHI (AP) -- For 16 years, Lokinder Kaur waited patiently for the day her husband would be reunited with her and their children. That dream died with him in a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.

Ranjit Singh, one of six killed in a shooting attack at the temple, never came home even once in all those years, working at a grocery store during the week and volunteering at the Sikh gurdwara on weekends. He promised his family he was doing what had to be done to get a green card so they could come join him.

He called every few days, even as the months dragged into years. Kaur said she spoke to Singh just the day before a gunman entered the temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and shot worshippers as they prepared for services on Sunday.

"My husband had only one dream. To see his children settled abroad," Kaur said as she sat surrounded by grieving family and friends in her modest two-story home in a Delhi neighborhood.

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Indian Lokinder Kaur, whose husband Ranjeet Singh was killed in the shooting attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, mourns at the family home in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Singh, one of killed in a shooting attack on the temple, never came home even once in 16 years, working at a grocery store during the week and volunteering at the Sikh gurdwara on weekends. He promised his family he was doing what had to be done to get a green card so they could come join him. AP / Kevin Frayer
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Indian Lokinder Kaur, center, mourns with her daughters Jasbir Kaur, 24, left, and Jaspreet Kaur, 21, right, as a picture of her husband Ranjeet Singh, who was killed in the shooting attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, at the family home in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. AP / Kevin Frayer
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Peggy Renner-Howell pays her respects after laying flowers at a makeshift memorial near the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in Oak Creek, Wis., where a gunman killed six people this past Sunday. AP / M. Spencer Green
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Sikh women and men hold candles during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Il. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. The vigil was held in memoriam of those killed and wounded in a weekend Sikh temple shooting near Milwaukee. Daily Herald / Mark Welsh
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A Sikh woman holds a candle during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Il. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. AP / Mark Welsh
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Sikh women, men, and children hold candles during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Il. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Daily Herald / Mark Welsh
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Ruby Singh,22, of Long Grove, Ill., participates during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Ill. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Daily Herald / Mark Welsh
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Worshipers in the Sikh community gather for a candle light vigil after prayer services at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Brookfield, Wis. AP / M. Spencer Green
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Worshipers in the Sikh community gather for a candle light vigil after prayer services at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Brookfield, Wis. AP / M. Spencer Green
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Indian Sikhs shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi, India , Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 against Sunday's killing of 6 people at the Sikh temple in the United States. AP / Manish Swarup
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Indian Sikh men hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the deadly shooting attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, in Jammu, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. AP / Channi Anand
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A tear runs down the cheek of a member of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin as he attends a news conference at Oak Creek Centennial church in Oak Creek, Wis. on Monday, Aug 6, 2012. AP / Jeffrey Phelps
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Worshipers in the Sikh community gather for a prayer service at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Brookfield, Wis. AP / M. Spencer Green
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Kawal Preet and her son Prabhnek, 15 months, visiting from San Francisco, Calif., take part during a prayer vigil at the Illinois Sikh Communty Center in Wheaton, Ill. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Daily Herald / Bev Horne
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A woman sits with a candle during a vigil for the victims of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting, in Milwaukee, Sunday, Aug 5, 2012. AP / JEFFREY PHELPS
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Mourners take part in a candle light vigil for the victims of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting, in Milwaukee, Sunday, Aug 5, 2012. AP / Jeffrey Phelps
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A man holds his child during a candle light vigil for the victims of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting in Milwaukee Sunday, Aug 5, 2012. AP / Jeffrey Phelps
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A woman takes part in a candle light vigil for the victims of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, in Milwaukee. AP / Jeffrey Phelps
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Mourners take part in a candle light vigil for the victims of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting in Milwaukee Sunday, Aug 5, 2012. AP / JEFFREY PHELPS
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A woman reacts with others as they await word on a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, where police and witnesses describe a chaotic situation with an unknown number of victims, suspects and possible hostages. AP / Jeffrey Phelps
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Police personnel move outside the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis, where a shooting took place Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. AP / Jeffrey Phelps
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Police walk near the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wis., after a shooting Sunday, Aug 5, 2012. A gunman killed six people at the suburban Milwaukee temple in a rampage that left terrified congregants hiding in closets and others texting friends outside for help. AP / Jeffrey Phelps
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Members of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin weep as they listen to FBI Special Agent in Charge, Teresa Carlson, during a news conference in a municipal building in Oak Creek, Wis. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. A gunman killed six people at their temple on Sunday before being shot and killed by police. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) AP / M. Spencer Green
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A man sits on a rock as police investigate the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wis., after a shooting Sunday, Aug 5, 2012. AP / Jeffrey Phelps
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