Kiran Kumar Reddy Gopu
No matter what cellular telephone plan he had, Kiran Gopu exceeded the limit of allowable calls. He talked to his friends constantly, and when his younger sister, Deepa, came to the United States from India, he called her every day.

As a foreign graduate student studying at the University of Bridgeport for his master"s degree in computer science, thousands of miles from his home in southern India, Mr. Gopu, 25, was intent on maintaining ties with his friends. When his former roommate Vamshidhar Velpula did not get into the graduate school of his choice, Mr. Gopu applied to Bridgeport for him.

"I was really down when the schools rejected me," Mr. Velpula said, "but Kiran told me `You shouldn"t be down." "

As a roommate, Mr. Velpula could say candidly that Mr. Gopu "wasn"t a perfect human being." But he said that what most characterized his friend was his pursuit of personal advancement. Mr. Gopu practiced meditation and read widely. He was devoted to classical Indian music. And he studied hard. His plans started to come together in August when he was hired by Marsh & McLennan as a software engineer.

"His dream was to work at the World Trade Center," said Deepa Gopu. "He called me to say, `You wouldn"t know how it feels to be at the financial center of the world." "

Copyright (c) 2001 by The New York Times Co. Reprinted by permission.
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Annayya, this new year night missing you so much...everyone is sleeping and I am crying crazily...I want you so badly...I want to talk you so badly...
Deepa, Family
Jan 1 2013 5:16PM
I am his brother.I still remember our child hood days how we spent in mylavarm Dam. Brother we miss you.

ShivaGopu, Brother

shivagopu, Family
Nov 5 2012 7:18PM
Kiran was my senior in Bridgeport University and we shared the same apt building. I remember him as a frank, friendly guy who always had a friendly word and smile. Most of you who shared thoughts on this page are not aware of this but he wasn't treated right by 2 of his other room mates who even tried to scuttle his chances at getting a job by not delivering messages from prospective employers on their apt land line. I am a witness to an argument Kiran had with both these guys when he confronted them asking why the messages left on the land line phone for him were not conveyed to him. Now on one of the other tribute sites on the internet, one of these same roommate so called "friend" wrote a few years ago " i am sure u enjoyed the arguments we had back then, it was fun" ( my foot !) hmmmm but when I look back and think of it, MAYBE ( perhaps) this was the employer call that finally landed Kiran his job and if he hadn't got the job , he would have been with us now. Such is fate, strange, unpredictable and u never know what is around the corner. I still remember the agonizing first few days of searching and waiting by your friends looking for you in Hoboken, Weehawken and all other town hospitals close to NYC, until the gruesome truth finally sank in. May you rest in peace Kiran, there are surely a LOT of people out there who really appreciate you for what u were when you were among us, may your soul rest in peace.
Deepak, Friend
Sep 11 2011 9:14AM
My dear bro...words can not describe how much I miss you today
Deepa, Family
Jan 20 2011 5:10PM
Knew Kiran briefly in Bridgeport and still remember your face like yesterday. Praying to God to give your family strength and peace of mind

Priya

Priya, Friend
Jul 24 2010 8:43PM
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