Birth date: Sep 18, 1937 Death date: May 27, 2026
Ramakrishnan Koundinya September 18, 1937 – May 27, 2026 With deep love and sadness, we announce the passing of Ramakrishnan (Rama) Koundinya, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, who passed away on May 27, 2026, a Read Obituary
Dear Chandrika, Sankar, Gayathri (Gigi) and Priya:
Your narration of Sri Ramakrishna’s professional accomplishments and more importantly, his love for all of you, the spouses of is son and daughters and all the grand kinds. He believed in “Vasudeva Kudumbakam” which really means that treat everyone in the universe with equanimity. You the family members provided mutual Love and devotion for each other and you were all inspired and highly motivated by Sri Ramakrishnan. Due to age, Rama became physically very week but his mental capacity remain the same and two days back, he demonstrated his memory capability. He had a complete life with total fulfilment and satisfaction. When his soul left the physical body, he was surrounded by most of you! The poem below best describes where his going! Let us celebrate the departure of a noble soul!
Don’t think of him as gone away
his journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets
this earth is only one.
Just think of him as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years.
Think how he must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away.
And think of him as living
in the hearts of those he touched…
for nothing loved is ever lost
and he was loved so much.
We pray the Lord to provide all of you the strength to cope up with this challenging time and come back with renewed energy and new outlook for your ever changing life!!
Sincerely
Ram and Shanthi Chandran
