REDDY, Dr. Satti Paddi – Passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Health Sciences Centre, age 79 years. Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Scholar, Fellow of the Institute of Physics (London) and Former Head of the Department of Physics, Memorial University of Newfoundland and citizen of Newfoundland since 1963. In addition to his passion for research and teaching, he was a proponent of volunteerism. He served in health and educational activities, community and citizenship organizations, as well as human rights, ethnic diversity, cultural development and national unity associations. He was a founding member of the Friends of India Association, the Ethno-Cultural Association of Newfoundland and the Chinmaya Mission of St. John’s. Predeceased by his wife, Parvati and leaving to mourn, brothers, Satyanarayana (Bhagyavati), Krishna (Suguna), Venkata SubbiReddy (Savithri), sisters Saraswati (Karri Venkat) and Varlakshmi (Surnarayana), mother-in-law Suryakantham, brother-in-law Mohan (Jaya); children: Sethu (Lalitha), Bharati (Bhanu Muram) and Suresh (Sathya) and many friends and family here and abroad. His advice and encouragement will be missed by his eight grandchildren — Pranav, Suparna, Vishal and Pavitra Reddy; Sandeep and Chetan Muram; and Paavani and Akhilesh Reddy. Visitation will be at Carnell’s Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road, on Sunday, September 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. A Hindu service will take place at the Hindu Temple of St. John’s on Penney Lane, Sunday evening September 18, 2011 at 6 p.m. to be followed by refreshments. A special thank you to all the staff at Kenny’s Pond Residence and Health Sciences Centre. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Hindu Temple of St. John’s or to the Canadian Diabetes Association. To send a message of condolence or to sign the memorial guestbook, please visit www.carnells.com.