Venkateswarlu Gundapaneni

July 1, 1963 - April 9, 2021

Venkateswarlu Gundapaneni of Marietta, Georgia passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at the age of 56. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 3:00 PM. His hobbies include reading books, playing cards with family and friends, and hiking the Kennesaw mountain. He greatly enjoyed traveling and visited over 50 countries. His favorite foods were fish, eggplant, and goat biryani. Venkateswarlu was born December 7, 1964 in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh to Sampoornamma Gundapaneni & Ramachandraiah Gundapaneni. He graduated from SV University at Tirupati with a chemical engineering degree in 1983 and received a master’s degree in chemical engineering and fine metals in Karagpur IIT in 1987. He worked at ONGC as a processing engineer from 1987-1990. He married Sunanda Gundapaneni in 1990 and moved to America. In 1993, he graduated from Mississippi State University with a second master’s degree in thermodynamics. He joined the company Hydro-chem as a processing engineer in Atlanta and worked there from 1994-2018. Most recently, he worked with Air Products in Allentown, Pennsylvania from 2020-2021. Venkateswarlu is survived by his mother, Sampoornamma Gundapaneni, his wife, Sunanda Gundapaneni, and his brothers, Pedda babu and Chinna babu. Venkateswarlu cared extremely for his family. He will be known for his jovial spirit and kind heart. He always had a smile on his face and was loved by everyone. His presence will be deeply missed by his friends, family, and all who knew him. A visitation will be held on Monday, April 12, 2021 between 12:30 PM and 3:00 PM.