A funeral service for Venkatesh will be held Friday, July 5, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Cypress View Mausoleum, Mortuary and Crematory, 3953 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92113.
Born in Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, Venkatesh Govindaraju lived a selfless and generous life marked by helping, mentoring and supporting everyone around him. He was a great and unique soul. He was a powerful source of strength for friends and family. He graduated from Sainik School, Amaravathinagar, Coimbatore followed by college at Regional Engineering College (REC), Trichy with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Electronics Engineering, and went on to study his Master's degree at the University of North Texas at Denton in Solid State Physics. His career involved work in Semiconductor industry at Texas Instruments, NXP Semiconductor ...
Venkatesh Govindaraju, was a beloved father, brother, son, friend, mentor , guide who passed away peacefully on June 30, 2024 at San Diego, CA surrounded by loved ones.
His life was marked by living through enormous pain and comebacks. But he never complained. He survived when part of his finger was detached from a train door accidental closing after finishing 1st from National Skeet shooting competition in India and then surviving Traumatic Brain injury (TBI) from Automobile/18 wheeler truck collision accident in 2014 , Wichita Falls, TX and was disabled. He overcame coma, relearning basic skills and recouping part of his memory. Subsequently he was diagnosed with advanced Colon cancer in 2018 and made full cancer recovery in 2024. His last months were marked with lot of hikes around the San Diego county. He was punctual for his daily morning walks at Ridgewood Park in Rancho Penasquitos to make his daily target of 10,000 steps. He departed with his last walk on the morning of June 30th, 2024.
He was fondly known as "Bro" and was known for his calm demeanor.
Bro will be dearly missed by family, friends and relatives. Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.
Govindaraju Subramanian (Father)
Usha Natarajan (Sister)
Magesh Govindarajan (Brother)
Extended family and friends
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