Dr. K. Ananth Narayan

Dr. K. Ananth "Nanu" Narayan, 84, passed away on October 9, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Ananth was born in Hyderabad, India and is the son of the late Mr. Krishnamurthi and Mrs. Rukmani Narayan of Chenni, India. Beloved husband of Suhasini Narayan (Suhas) his wife of 53 years who was his partner in his scientific research, family, and life. Devoted father of his son Krishna Narayan, Major, U.S. Air Force, and his wife Sherrie L. Narayan of Maui, Hawaii; and his daughter Sheila Narayan of Burlington, MA. Cherished grandfather of Alexa L. Narayan of Maui, Hawaii. Caring brother of Mr. K. Sivaraman (Raja) of Chenni, India, Mrs. Chellammal (Chellema) Mitran of Bangalore, India, and the late Mr. K. Ramachandran (Babu) of Trivendram, India. Ananth had been a resident of Framingham for over forty years. Ananth loved the ideals of family, home, hard work, scientific discovery, and the American dream. He provided a safe, nurturing, and responsible environment that taught his children the values of education, respect, work, citizenship, tolerance, faith, and human compassion. He did his best to help his extended family over the years and he provided philanthropic support to various charities that focused on education, poverty, and the health needs of the less fortunate. Ananth and his wife were part of a group of initial founders and supporters of the New England Hindu Temple in Ashland. Ananth enjoyed reading, photography, computers, making home movies, watching nightly and Sunday news programs, carpentry, music, hot coffee, cooking Indian food, world travel, weekend day trips around New England, and working on any home or car repair project. Ananth earned his BS in Chemistry from the University of Madras, India; his MS in Chemical Technology from Osmania University, India; and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois majoring in Food Science and Technology, and minoring in Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering. Ananth did Postdoctoral work at Washington State University in Physical and Agricultural Chemistry. He emigrated to the U.S. and became a naturalized citizen. He was a Research Associate at Washington State University; Assistant Professor of Food Chemistry at the University of Illinois; and a Research Chemist at the U.S. Army Natick Research, Engineering, and Development Center. Over his career, Ananth published over 125 scientific papers, journal articles, book chapters, technical reports, patents, and abstracts. His pioneering research and scientific innovation covered a wide spectrum including heart disease, cancer, food nutrition, serum lipoproteins, disc electrophoresis, aseptic food processing, cholesterol, fatty acids, liver disease, arteriosclerosis, and the development of special military foods for U.S. soldiers. Ananth was invited and represented the United States on a visit to the Soviet Union for the People to People Citizen Ambassador Program, started by President Eisenhower, where he presented seminars and discussed topics on nutrition and disease. Ananth was awarded the highly prestigious Research Career Development Award for Independent Research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). With this award he became the Principal Investigator for grants from NIH, American Cancer Society, The Chicago and Illinois Heart Associations, and the University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station. While Ananth was an accomplished scientist, professor, researcher, and inventor, his proudest achievement and biggest joy was his family. Ananth made a difference in the world and he will be deeply missed. Special thanks to all those that assisted with his care. Services will be private. Any friends who feel specially compelled may, in lieu of flowers, make a donation to their favorite charity or to their place of worship in Ananth's memory. For more information and guestbook, please visit www.duckett-waterman.com. Duckett - J.S. Waterman & Sons SUDBURY (978)-443-5777