Pendyala Vamsikrishna

From September 11 Memories

Pendyala "Vamsi" Vamsikrishna (died September 11, 2001), software consultant. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. He earned his master's degree for the same field at the University of Missouri. He was working on a Master's Degree in Engineering Management from California Coast University. Pendyala worked for DTI, a software firm, in Fremont, California.

Vamsikrishna died at 30 in the crash of American Airlines Flight 11 during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Pendyala missed his scheduled flight on Monday due to the finalization of a project for a client in Boston.

His wife, Kalahasthi Prasanna, committed suicide a month later.

Tributes

May god bless all those who died away from there homeland. --mbg

I am so sorry this young man passed away, and then his widow took her life. I hope they are re-united in heaven. Peace, ARD.