Akhila Nanda Gantayat
11/30/1943 - 1/25/2014
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Obituary For Akhila Nanda Gantayat
Dr. Akhil Gantayat was born in Aska, Odisha, India. After finishing his B.Sc. in Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, he joined IIT, Kharagpur and graduated with top laurels/honors in Civil Engineering in 1966. Then he came on full scholarship to the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada for his Maters degree. After that he was admitted to UC Berkeley and obtained his Ph.D in civil structural engineering. He had a very illustrious career in his field designing nuclear power reactors, obtained several patents and was a highly successful residential real estate investor. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Bijoya, his daughter Atasi, son Anoop, and grandson Dylan Vikas Raina. Also survived by his sisters: Asoka Panda, Arnada Sahoo, and Alaka Panigrahy.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 1, from 12-1pm and a Chapel Service will begin at 1pm at Fremont Memorial Chapel, 3723 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536. Witness Cremation to follow at 4pm at Irvington Memorial Crematory in Fremont, CA.
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10/01/2021
My heartfelt condolences to the family who must find strength in this untimely loss from the happy memories of a man who loved his life, his work, his family and his friends. You were a person of deep convictions, unafraid to put those convictions to test! You will be remembered and missed! Raju in Michigan
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10/01/2021
Bijoya, Atasi and Anoop, please accept our deep condolences. I have the pleasure of knowing Akhil over the last 27 years professionally. I have the utmost respect for his scholarly and professional acumen, his sincerity, and above all, for being a great human being and a dear friend. I will miss him dearly. My prayers for his peaceful eternal rest! - Mahadevan & Vijaya, San Jose
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10/01/2021
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10/01/2021
I'm so sorry to hear of Akhil's much too early demise. As a secretary I worked with him many years ago in San Jose, CA. Akhil was always a very nice, polite, and intelligent man. His family must have many good memories of him.
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