Seshadri Casuba

SUN PRAIRIE- C.G. Seshadri, age 85, of Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, India passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at Madison, WI. He was born on July 15, 1933 in Bengaluru, India, the son of Anandama and Gopalakrishnan. He married A.R. Sridevi on November 18, 1963 in Bengaluru, India.

Seshadri graduated with a B.E. in Civil Engineering in 1957 from the Bangalore Government Engineering College. He was a structural engineer and spent most of his career with Ebasco working on designs for suspension bridges and nuclear power plants. His office was in the World Trade Center.

He immigrated to the US in 1969 and six months later, his wife and daughters joined him. He lived in NY until 2007 where he built a lifetime of friendships and sheltered extended family as they immigrated in the coming decades. He loved New York and was very involved with the Kannada Koota Association where he served as treasurer and secretary, He took part in many cultural activities and loved being part of the drama performances.

He was an avid cricket player and played for the Karnataka State team, winning the Ranji trophy. He loved Carnatic music. In his later life, he grew to also enjoy western jazz and classical music. His favorite singer was M.S. Subbalakshmi.

He is survived by his wife Sridevi; daughters Smitha Seshadri (Gregory Grene) and Svetha Hetzler (Mark Hetzler); and granddaughters Monika, Marisa, and Andi. He was preceded in death by his mother, Anandama; father Gopalakrishnan; and siblings Srinivasan, Jaya, Kausalya, Narasima, Nagalakshmi, and Srimati.

Private services will be held.

Message: "Be good, do good."

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