Obituaries

Mr. Damodar U. Prabhu BS, MBA, passed from this earth February 17, 2019 at the age of 91 in Fremont, California. He was born in Udipi, India on March 15, 1927, the youngest of 11 children, to Ganapathi and Nethra Prabhu. As a young man, he grew up poor, but through perseverance attended college at Banaras Hindu University, obtaining a BS in metallurgical engineering. He married his wife of 61 years, Kanaka (Kini) Prabhu in 1958, and they had two sons – Naresh in 1959 and Sumanth in 1963. He worked in the steel industry in India, and also overseas with stints in Germany and Japan. In 1969, he decided to pursue a better life for himself and his family, immigrating to the United States, arriving in New York City and starting a long career in metallurgical and environmental engineering that took him to Connecticut and then Pittsburgh. Throughout his life, he was a sincere and humble devotee of the Hindu faith, and was deeply involved with the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Pittsburgh for more than 40 years. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Kanaka Prabhu, his sons Naresh Prabhu and Sumanth Prabhu, his daughter-in-law Carolina Salvador, and his grand-daughter Surina Prabhu. He was preceded in death by his grandson Rahul Prabhu, and his ten siblings, whom he now joins in the afterlife. He is deeply missed by all of us.