Kand Swamy Pillay was a man with a lot of respect and love for others. He lived with his wife Dhanalachmi, son Sunil Pillay, daughter-in-law Sarika Pillay and grandson Rowen Pillay.

He is survived by his two sons: Sunil (Sarika) Pillay and Anil (Padma) Pillay, three daughters: Savitri (Ram) Rathan, Daya (Pachappa) Mani and Lalit (Kishore) Lata, four granddaughters, four grandsons, six brothers and eight sisters.