Birth date: Sep 7, 1958 Death date: Feb 10, 2022
To watch the celebration of life online, click the link below at 11:00 AM Sunday: https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/69131 Srinivasan Seshadri passed away on Thursday, February 10th, 2022, in Mt. Dora, Florida, after a Read Obituary
I was Srini's roommate at University of Rochester. Over the years, we stayed in occassional contact, but gradually the contact became less frequent. Earlier today, I thought that I had not talked with Srini in 3-4 years (since before the pandemic) and decided to contact him. It was then I realized that Srini passed away a few months ago. It is still sinking in.
I can still remember the day I first met Srini - September 3, 1982. I had just moved to Rochester to attend graduate school and I had not arranged for housing. So, I was at the graduate student housing office wondering if there was still some housing available. Well, there was another person there who had made the same mistake. We started talking and decided to become roommates.
Srini was a great roommate and an amazing friend. We had spirited discussions on every topic imaginable. I was a naive, fresh-faced guy and he constantly gave me useful advice on the various dilemmas of life. Looking back at the last 40 years, I am amazed at how much those discussions have impacted my life and the decisions I have made.
The thing I remember the most is how committed Srini was to Hema. He was constantly going to New Jersey at every opportunity to be with her. My sincere condolences to Srini's family. Rest in Peace, my friend.
Amresh Jain
Dear Hema,
It’s so moving and heartwarming. It’s hard to believe Srini is no more. However, his soul has truly embraced the world he lived so deep, he will always be with us. Tina and I pray for you, Mohan and Anjali to give wisdom’ and strength to bear the immeasurable loss.
Take care
Love
I had met Srini only a few times. Each time, it was only for a few hours. Each time, I walked away from that meeting with a renewed respect and admiration for a energetic, widely knowledgable, charismatic entertaining and loving man!
A live well lived, cruelly cut short
RIP, Srini! You were known, loved and admired by all who met you!
Jagadha and I are extremely saddened to hear the news of Srini passing away. Even though we have known Hema and Srini only for a short time, yet he left a tremendous impression on us. The Friday night get together with great food and conversations was the highlight of the week for us. I was amazed at Srini’s passion for cooking and jealous also that I could not cook like him. Srini was a great teacher in subtle ways. One time he gave me a book to return to New Berlin library. I was rather miffed as to why he could not return this himself. After reading the book that I came realize the lesson that Srini wanted to teach me. The book is titled ‘ Farthest Field ‘ by Raghu Karnak. The essence of the book is that there are two kinds of fields of death. The first one is when our physical body/soul dies. The second one and the ultimate death is when all those who have memories of us like children, grandchildren, etc. die.
Srini, my friend, you have touched many lives and given us many pleasant memories and as such you will never die.
Jagadha / Ram
We do not know where to begin . We are totally at a loss for words to express our sorrow.
Srini was a great friend and mentor.
He has been a tremendous source of encouragement to our children . He brightened any room with his sense of humor and his ability to have a conversation on virtually any topic. His energy rubbed off on everyone around him. We are happy that we could be with him and share our good times with him in the last few months . We will always think of him when we make the Madras Sambhar and the roasted potato curry .(One of his favorite dishes that he loved ). We will miss him dearly .
Our deepest sympathies to Hema, Anjali, Mohan, and the rest of the family. May you be given the strength to bear this loss. Just wanted you to know that we are always here for you .
May his soul Rest In Peace.
Love you all ….. Gopal, Hema, Arvind and Brenda .
Hema, please accept our condolences. I didn't get to spend time with him, but do remember him. We met him occasionally at the temple or someone's house. May his soul rest in peace. Manju and Naren.
I was fortunate enough to meet Srini during our days at GE Healthcare in the early 2000s. He quickly became a friend and mentor to me. We ultimately worked on a key project together so we spent many hours together. I loved our conversations about work, life and yes ... I even let him try to convince me that Cricket WAS the world's greatest sport. :)
A very kind man, an incredible listener and always willing to share his perspective. Rest in Peace, my friend!
"Peace..."
Kevin
Srini was a wonderful friend and I will profoundly miss him. I had the good fortune to give Srini his 'first real job' at GE Healthcare. He came highly recommended from GE Plastics and we took a risk on him making the transition...and he more than returned our trust. He was a high performer...and a great friend. So many memories. Here's just a few:
In his first GEHC assignment, Srini took over an almost impossible designer/supplier relationship. It was super tough. It was the brain child of previous GEXR leaders. Srini managed the supplier masterfully and he gained the trust of his entire team because he made the supplier tow the line...and treated everyone with respect. I noted that most of that team have put tributes to this wall...
The 'Bukhara night' that serge Bellon mentions is something Srini and I started. We were the only two at the first one, but it eventually graduated into a RSNA tradition with a dozen or so. We decided that how people responded to hot food was really just a personality test--up there with Myers-Briggs, etc. Upon eating super hot food, some would start screaming, search for the fire hydrant, etc. Others--and this was the ultimate personality and integrity shibboleth--would have a visceral reaction: forehead sweating, face flushed, esophagus and voice box quavering...yet would claim "it's not hot." hah. You know who you are!
Paris. well, as Ben Franklin said, every man has two countries: his own and France. Srini loved the experience. He especially loved football! One night he decided he needed to expose my family to euro-soccer. Well, away we went to see PSG play in Parc des Princes. It was a beautiful night, but PSG got killed. Memory tells me in was 6-1. They got beat by the top Italian club. Well, massacred. This was in the mid-90s when hooliganism was at its peak. Little did we know that we had parked right in the middle of hooligansville. It was crazy. Roman candles. Molotov cocktails. maybe even a few guns. Srini, me, and my old three kids who were maybe 11, 9 and 7 at the time. Srini loved it. Constant commentary the whole game (surprised?). The after party enthralled him. My kids thought it was July 4th. Srini thought it was a mid-summer Indian wedding fireworks parade and i feared for my life. Like all things with Srini, we made it out.
Srini was a man of great integrity and humanity. He understood that diversity and inclusion is not about box-checking … but about deep understanding and appreciation. Of all my colleagues over the years, no one ever worked harder to understand me and my faith...and it inspired me to do the same about him and his faith. He was, as famous English man of letters Samuel Johnson would say, 'at cutting through the cant.' The values of diversity of inclusion done the right way were critical...but done the wrong way, was nothing more than hypocrisy.
I'll miss this wonderful man. Love to you, Hema, Angelie and Mohan. Srini: see you on the other side.
Dow
Vihang and I are thinking of Hema, Anjali and Mohan and the families during this difficult time of loss. Sending you light and love. We are so glad that we stayed connected over the years and have wonderful memories. NJIT Bandhus!
Hugs, Anjali Desai
In Srini, the world lost not just a wonderful and truly unique human being, but someone who made all of us want to be and become better, more compassionate, and caring individuals.
Srini was a wonderful teacher and life coach. Although he taught me career-long lessons about business, his most valuable teaching was about the importance of respect, love, integrity, sharing, and laughter in all we do. Srini could be intense and competitive, but even in difficult situations, there was never a doubt that what powered him was his integrity, unselfishness and caring for individuals. There was not much that was more gratifying to Srini than seeing one of his mentees do well and we were all his mentees.
Srini loved to share his passions and interests with others. He once worked for weeks on a key marketing presentation at GE, where he used clips of what he regarded as the best goals in the history of soccer to illustrate each of his points. I remember my first trip to Japan with him. I had been anticipating my first true Japanese food experience for weeks, but quickly realized it was not going to happen until we visited every Indian restaurant in Tokyo… and then the same in Paris. There was no winning any argument with Srini about how bland French food is!
Srini, we will miss your intellect, wit, compassion, smile and laughter, but you will live forever in our hearts. We are all better human being for having known you.
Rest in peace dear friend.
