Dr. Krishna C. Agrawal

Dr Agrawal reminds me of childhood when we lived in the tranquility of a feudal town, Mursan. We went to the same School and flew kites on the roof. Satish Bhai Sahib and Vidya Didi were my favorite people. May the Agrawals enjoy peace and prosperity forever. Brij Mohan

RIP my friend! Brij Mohan

Krishna Agrawal and I flew kites from our rooftops in the late Fifties. Our families were close, physically and emotionally. I remember I was 12 or 13 yrs old: I was shivering in a bloody cold winter without warm clothes, Vidya Didi, made me a pink sweater in almost 24+ hrs. My mother was deadly sick and daddy was out of town, Tai ji Krishna's ( and Vidya's) mother made parathas that saved us. There is no other family that has touched my soul than KCA's (For the record, I was born in the same same house that became Kalcutta-wala's house (Circa 1939, MURSAN). Delightfully, one day in 1981, KCA and I met in New Orleans, LA, USA. I almost cried, when KCA passed away; I did eulogize that day. May his family, kiths, and kins, live a long and happy life. My spiritual granddaughter, Vidya Didi's granddaughter, keeps in touch with me and I am buoyed. Brij

Dr Agrawal was one of my childhood friends. He is deeply missed. Brij

MANI- I JUST LEARNT ABOUT THE TRAGEDY. IT WAS A GREAT SHOCK FOR BOTH OF US. WHILE AT ANDHRA UNIVERSITY , INDIA, WE WERE ROOMMATES FOR 2 YEARS. THEN WE MET IN NEW ORLEANS AND REMAINED IN CONTACT SINCE THEN.
HE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON, GENTLE, LOVING, CARING AND THE BEST QUALITY OF A PERSON BEING DOWN TO EARTH. WE WILL MISS HIM ALWAYS AND PRAY THAT GOD WILL KEEP HIS SOUL IN PEACE IN HEAVEN.
MR AND MRS RASHID.

Dear Mani aunty, Sunil, Lina and Niru
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dr. Agrawal was not only my mentor but also a dear friend, father figure and a great support. So much in my life I owe to his constant guidance. He was always there.
I am going to miss him dearly.
I hope we all find the strength to bear the grief and the profound loss.

Dear Auntie, Sunil, Lina and Nira:

I fondly remember Dr. Agrawal and your family from when you lived in Connecticut, and also from when I visited your home in 1996. He was always a very kind man, and my thoughts are with you at this sad time.

Dear Agrawal family,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Dr. Agrawal was a professor for my pharmacology class while I was at Tulane in the year 2000. I had a lot of respect for him and knew he was a kind and wonderful man. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.

Lina, I was just informed of the loss of your dad, I am so sorry.
In reading his obituary and condolences, it's clear that he was a good human being who has touched many lives.
My thoughts are with you and your family.
Angela Haynes

Dear Mani Ji and Family
We were shocked to know about sudden passing away of Aggrawal Sahib .Our heart goes out to you at this time of sorrow.Somehow we cannot control the destiny.We pray to God to give you all the strength to go through this difficult time.Take care.
Kuldeep and Meenakshi Bhargava .
Greenwich ,Ct.

Dear Mrs Agrawal & family,

You may not know me personally, but I am brother in law of Mr Girish C Agrawal. Through my Jijaji and my nephew Sanjay Mittal, I have come to know about yourself and your family ever since my childhood. As such, although we have not met in person but I have known your family for a long time. In fact, my father late Dr Hari Sankar Agarwala attended your marriage in Calcutta.

It is indeed very shocking news to note the untimely demise of Dr Krishna C Agrawal. I totally disbelief that such a tragedy can occur. But we mortals have nothing to say in the decisions of the Almighty. I and my family sincerely offer our condolence and pray for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace in the heavenly kingdom, and give strength to the family members to bear this irreparable loss.

Sincerely yours

My mother, Mrs Priti Shankar
Myself – Ravi Agarwal & family

London - England

Dear Maniji and Family,
I was informed by Professor Suresh Sikka about this tragic untimely news. I still remember interacting with Dr. Agrawal during my last visit and lecture in Pharmacology Dept. and when we all went for dinner together. He impressed me a lot with his wisdom and intellect. I had discussed with him and was looking forward to my collaboration in extending our clinical coordinator course at Tulane and sending some prospective students from here in India. He will surely be missed a lot!
Dr. V.S.Mathur, Faridabad, India

Nira, I was deeply sadden to hear about your lost. Your
father was a very intelligent but humble man. Please do not hesitate to call me if you need anything. Love Ken Turk

We were shocked beyond belief to learn passing away of our dear friend Krishna when we received an out of office reply to the Holiday Greetings sent to his office. I (Mohindar) worked with Krishna for many years on NIH study sections and one year my wife Devinder and I visited his home in New Orleans and met his wife Mani. Our deep condolences to Mani & family. Krishna will be deeply missed.

Dear Mani ji
We were shocked to hear this very tragic event. We enjoyed his company whenever he came to Long Island. He was very pleasent and unassuming. He looked the same for many years and took good care of himself. He was also very accomplished educator.
We were hoping to visit him.

Please accept our deepest sympathy for such a tragic loss.

Charu, and Kumar

Dear Mani ji and Family,
We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of Krishna ji, whom we have often remembered fondly since our meetings in New York and Boston. We pray for peace to him and for you to have the strength to deal with these very difficult circumstances. You remain in our thoughts and prayers.

(dear nanaji...)
yakin hi nhi hua....
papa would give examples of your health and fitness regime..and such an unhealthy and unfortunate thing happened...

(ankit)

Etched in our memory are all those get togethers when the host handed over the mike to Dr. Agarwal to announce the occasion,be it someone's birthday,aniversary,graduation or engagement. Dr.agarwal was gem of a person and friend. He will be dearly missed,but his memory will be live forever.

This was a tragic and irreplaceable loss. I extend my deepest and hearflet sympathy to his family. I will be forever indebted to Dr. Agrawal for his friendship, mentorship, and support during my professional career at Tulane Medical Center. May God bestow his soul with peace and comfort and shower his family with patience, courage, and strength at this difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Asim B. Abdel-Mageed, DVM, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Urology
Tulane University School of Medicine

Dr. Agrawal - you left behind a Legacy that will continue to be respected and admired. We have countless great memories of you as the consumate gentleman and intellectual. We are fortunate and blessed to have known you. All understood how important your sweet Wife and Family were to you. We are inconsolably devastated at your passing and grieve with your family having lost you so tragically. Our prayers are keenly focused on Mrs. Agrawal, your children and prized grandchildren.

Dear Mrs. Agarwal,
We are shocked to learn the sad news. It is still unbelievable. We all pray God for resting his soul in peace & give ample strength to you all for bearing this irreparable loss.
With heart felt condolence from all of us here & with you in grief,
Tarun Chandra - India
Father of Surabhi Chandra

He was a role model and a great Hero and sacrificed his life by doing heroic deeds. Time will heal the wounds but the void created by this untimely tragic loss can never be filled. We need to learn from his honest and selfless life full of love and follow his teachings and life. That will be the best tribute to Dr. Agrawal.

Our sincere condolences to the family.

May the Lord bless his Soul.

Sanjay Paharia - cousin of Dr. Shantiprakash Kedia

Our family is praying for you all during this difficult time.

Lina and Ellis
Please know how sorry I am to hear about your Father. You are in my prayers. May Dr.Agrawal rest in peace.
Always,
Bonnie Young
Atlanta, GA

To the Agrawal Family
May Dr. Agrawal rest in peace.
Always,
Bonnie Young
Atlanta, GA

Lina,
You and your family are in our prayers over the tragic loss of your father. You have your memories and his spirit in your soul always. He will be your guardian angel now. Hold on to your faith and love and support from those around you. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Ava

Lina and Family my prays go out to you and your family for strength and encouragement during this difficult time.
Regards Donna

Dear Mrs Agrawal and family,
I will be moving to Tulane in Jan 2010, as Professor and Chair of the Department of Tropical Medicine in the School of Public Health. I was keenly interested to meet Dr. Krishna Agrawal upon joining Tulane. My desire will forever remain unfulfilled. I am really sorry to hear about this unfortunate accident and your personal loss. May God give you the strength to deal with the reality of the situation.


Nirbhay Kumar
Professor
Johns Hopkins University

Dear chachiji and family,
Expressing our deepest condolences towards the unfortunate and untimely demise of our dearest chachaji. May god bless you with strength and courage to move ahead.

To the family of Dr. Agrawal,

Dr. Agrawal was my professor at Tulane Medical School if it weren't for him I would not be pursuing a career in medicine. I will remember him as a teacher that was always willing to put his students first. I am truly indebted to him forever, and he will always have a place in my heart. I am profoundly saddened by his loss. To the Agrawal family you are in my prayers.

Lina and Family,

Stay strong, keep the faith and most of all remember! Remember all the things your dad taught you, remember to be encouraged, remember that you will always have him in your heart.

Nira and Family,
I am so sorry about your dad. I was shocked to hear of his passing. I have such fond memories of him from when we were growing up. I am praying for you all.

For several years Dr. Agrawal served as a grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health's Experimental Therapeutics Study Section. This is the principal study group that reviews applications from academics in the field of anti-cancer drug development. A superb medicinal chemist, we were fortunate to have him. The chemcial synthesis of these agents is often very complex, and whether these compounds will destroy cancer cells requires an informed and expert opinion. Dr. Agrawal's evaluations were thorough and thoughtful. The cancer drug development community mourns his passing.

Niru, Mani aunty, Sunil and Lina, my parents in India are saddened to hear from Dr Agrawal's sudden demise. They recall him and Mani aunty with fondness and recall the gracious dinner invitations each time they were in town. They are grateful to him for doing all that he did for me to enrich my life. He was a person of such high morals, integrity and love for family and friends. There will never be another like him and I share your loss of this wonderful, gentle and kind man whose memory will stay alive for ever!

To Lina, Ellis, Nira, Chase and Lexi,
Evan and I were very saddened to hear the news about the loss of your father and grandfather. You have our heartfelt sympathy and love, and please don't hesitate to call us for anything you need. I never met Dr. Agrawal, but I have placed him at the top of my list of heroes. What a great man he must have been!
Love,
Karen Dickerson
St. Louis, MO

To Lina, Ellis and family--we at Greater Nineveh wish to express our deepest sympathy and love to you at this time of your bereavement. You are in our prayers and in our hearts. The fond memories of your father and grandfather will always comfort you. God bless you.

Greater Nineveh Baptist Church
St. Louis, MO

Lina,you and your family have our most deepest sympathy.

Respected mamiji & dear sunil

we were shocked to hear this extremely sad news . plz accept our deepest condolences at the sudden & untimely demise of mamaji.we will always remember his simplicity n ever smiling face.
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
we pray the GOD to give u immense strength n courage to come out from this terrible shock.

Yogesh & Lata
Sasni
ALIGARH
INDIA

I am so sorry for your loss, may God be with you and your family in this time of bereavement.

Respected Bhabiji,
Myself Umesh,my mother and entire family at Kankurgachi received the news of sudden demise of our beloved Krishna Bhaiya like a bolt from the blue and till date we are unable to believe that the news is at all correct.Please accept our heartful condolence and you have to now take care of dear Sunil,Lina and Nira and cosole them too.

Umesh,Neeru and all family members at K,gachi,Kolkata,India

Dear Lina, Elise and family I pray God will send His angles to keep charge over you all as you grieve your loss. Know that my thoughts and prayers will be continuous for you all asking that God would guard your hearts and your minds.

Respected Mamiji & Dear Sunil, Lina, Nira, Dimple and the Young ones,

Please accept our deepest condolences at the untimely passing away of Respected MAMAJI.
HE is and would be sadly missed by us all back home in India particularly at Calcutta and Nazirpur.
Our thoughts and prayers are always with you all.
May God give you courage and strength to bear the irreparable loss.
We all pray to the ALMIGHTY with folded hands that his soul rest in peace.

Virendra Agarwal – Sunita.
Namrata – Vikash Agarwal – Vinamra.
Shewta - Amit Meheshwari.
Shreya and Geetika.

October 1992 my mother diagonised Cancer her doc sent to sir consulted him on phone he advised rest for the patient.Avoid painfull surgery. she died by the year end. Came to kno thru Sunita bhabhi and viren bhaisaab of the int loss.hemant pallavi vishnu agarwalla.kolkata
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Dear Mani & Family

My thoughts and prayers are with you during your time of sorrow.

Dear Taiji and family,

We are speechless and possibly can't express ourselves enough to share the loss of our loving Krishna Tauji. I have been eager to meet him with Surabhi and Shourya for some time now - but it just never happened. He touched my life in more ways than one can imagine and I wish I could express my gratitude to him for the same. All of you in New Orleans are in our prayers to give you the needed strength in this difficult time. Talk to you soon.

Regards/Love,
Vishal and Surabhi

I was very sorry to hear of your loss. May God bring all of you peace and comfort during this very difficult time.

Dear Nira and Family
I am very sorry about the passing of Uncle. Please take care of your self and Aunty.

Alex Ebrahim

Dear Nira,
I am very sorry about the passing of your Dad. Please take care of your self and Aunty. God bless

Dear Mani,

I'm very sorry to hear about the loss of your husband. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this very difficult time.

Mani,Sunil,Lina,Nira,Ellis,Dimple,and grandchildren. We were so very sorry to hear that Krishna was taken from you. he had touched so many of our lives,he will be sadly missed. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.Because he was a good and caring person we know that he ishome with God. Love Ellis and Marlene

Dear Sunil, Dimple and Family,

We were so sorry to hear of your Father's untimely and tragic passing. Though we never had the opportunity to meet your Father, you can tell what a loving and heroic man he must have been. He saved your Mother's life and there is no greater gift then to sacrifice one's life for another. Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.

May God Bless you all during this time of grieving.

Ed & Lynn David & Family

"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." Lina, Ellis, Chase, Lexi, Mani, Nira, Sunil and Dimple let not your hearts be troubled we are in constant prayer that you may receive the kind of joy that surpasses all understanding. If you need anything just know that we are a phone call away. God bless!

Dear Mani and family

Please accept our deepest condolences at the untimely and tragic passing away of Krishna. We were shocked and very saddened by what happened.
We feel particularly blessed to have had the opportunity to get to know him well and interact with him professionally and socially over the last several years. He was intellectually a giant in his field and was highly regarded for his research and teaching and leadership of the department at Tulane - where he will be missed by all.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.

We will always remember you fondly as a caring and helping Uncle. May God give auntie strength to bear the immense pain. Sunil and Dimple, please gather courage in this time of grief.

Rohit & Geetu

My prayers and deepest sympathy go out to Dr. Agrawal and his family for his magnificant hereism at the time of his passing. God wanted another Guardian Angel in Heaven to watch over us here on Earth. May God Bless Dr. Agrawal and his entire family.

Dear Lina and Ellis- Pat the kids and I are praying for you guys and your family everyday! Please accept our deepest condolences. Such a tragedy for a great man!

Love you guys!!
Sam, Pat, Teddy, and Margaret Kogos
St. Louis, MO.

You are in our thoughts and prayers.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Agrawal family. May God give you the strength to get through this tragic time of your lives.

Sunil and Family,

May the love and strength of your family and friends guide you through this difficult time. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

To the family and the members of the Department of Pharmacology.

You are all in our prayers as you struggle with this tragic event. Dr. Agrawal is in God's hands now. Peace be with you all.

Ed and Carolyn Inscho

Our deepest sympathy and prayers to Agrawal family on your loss. Dr. Agrawal will live in our heart for ever.

Dr. Krishna Chandra Agrawal’s tragic death is a surreal accident but a heroic tale of immeasurable depth and magnitude. He contributed so much to academic community and societal wellbeing that words cannot adequately describe. He was like an elder brother to me; since early childhood, I knew him as a brilliant and benevolent person. He was an outstanding scientist, a master teacher, an accomplished administrator, a generous mentor, and above all a great friend. May his heavenly abode soul rest peacefully on a higher plane . Our sincerest sympathies and condolences for the bereaved family members and their irriparable loss.
Brij Mohan
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

My sincere condolences to Mani and Krishna's family. I have admired Krishna as an excellent scientist and a fine person since our days together in New Haven. I know that the pain of a sudden loss like this is overwhelming, but I wish you the peace and comfort of knowing that many people loved and admired him.

Respected chachiji and family,
If we were to say we are shocked that would be an understatement,but we console ourself by telling that god needs good people more than we do. A man of such intellect and yet so simple and humble is something only those will know who knew him.Let all of us pray to give us the strength to tide over the crisis and follow his principles of hard work, simplicty and humbleness.
Anshu, Nisha, and Bajaj Family.Calcutta.

Dear Auntie, Sunil, Lina and Nira,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. I remember you when you all lived in Connecticut. You are part of our family. You have our deepest sympathy and love.

Manu, Michele, Aleksandr and Kira Chandra

Sunil and Family

May the memories of your Father comfort you and keep you strong in this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

Our prayers are with you ,mani.May god give you and your family the strength to face this.

Be Still

Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.

Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.

If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.

Thinking of you all during this very difficult time. I extend my deepest sympathy to the Agrawal family.

Nira, your Dallas family–at the store and salon–grieves with you. Know you have our deepest sympathy and love.

Our deepest sympathy to Agrawal family at this time of great loss. May God give you strength to over come the grief. Our prayers are with all of you. May God rest Dr Krishna Agrawal soul in peace. We are deeply taken by such sudden los of one of our great friend in Indian communinity. We remember Dr Krishna over and over for his kind and helping nature. Avanti and Usha Timbalia

A true hero. May he rest in peace.

My prayer to Lord Krishana and Sai baba for thw divine soul of Krishna Agrawal.
I lived in New Orleans area for twenety years. Dr. Krishna and his wife Maniben are very friendly and active member of Indian community.
It was a big shock to find out about the accident and unexpected result.
May Saibaba bless the family with strength, wisdom and peace to reveal the pain.
Mukesh & Sadhana Contarctor

My prayer to Lord Krishana and Sai baba for thw divine soul of Krishna Agrawal.
I lived in New Orleans area for twenety years. Dr. Krishna and his wife Maniben are very friendly and active member of Indian community.
It was a big shock to find out about the accident and unexpected result.
May Saibaba bless the family with strength, wisdom and peace to reveal the pain.
Mukesh & Sadhana Contarctor
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Mani, Lina, Ellis

Accept my deepest sympathy. You are in my thoughts & prayers.

Delores Perry, St. Louis, Mo.

Krishna was an extraordinary man.He knew only one thing that was to help others.He was loved by everybody.His contributions in medicalfield is immence.He will be very much missed.I am very sorry for his departure.Iwill be missing him very much.

Dr Agrawal was my PhD advisor and mentor who helped me develop into a pharmacologist to enjoy a long career in cancer research research. I will always be grateful to him for his steady guidance, scientific acumen, and the twinkle in his eyes that brightened my day.

Though it has been over 20 years since I graduated from Tulane, I carry within me a constant sense of my training and the wisdom imparted to me by Dr Agrawal and the faculty.

I am very saddened to hear of his untimely passing. I am profoundly grateful to have had the privilege and pleasure of earning my PhD with Krishna.

Peace and blessings to Mani and his family. Blessed be the memory of Krishna; a legacy of life and vitality.

I can not begin to express how sorry I am to hear about your loss. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Lina, Ellis, Chase, Lexi,

You are in the thoughts and prayers of all of your co-workers at Peabody.

Such an outpouring of praise from all over the Internet for your father, father-in-law and grandfather.

My thought and prayers are with the family.

Dear Mani, Sunil, Lina and Nira,

Please accept our deepest condolences at the untimely and tragic passing away of Dr. K. C. Agrawal. The only comfort in his passing away is that he met a heroic end for which we, in particular, and all others are proud of. May God give you strength to bear the irreparable loss. All of you are in our thoughts and prayers always.

Satish Chandra, Shaila Chandra, Manu Chandra, Anu Chandra, Michele Chandra, Aleksandr Chandra and Kira Chandra

OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL AGRAWAL FAMILY.COURAGE AND PEACE IN THE DAYS TO COME,TO ALL FAMILY.KRISHNA WILL BE MISSED BY ALL HIS FRIENDS
SANDA&LIVIU CLEJAN

Lina,Ellis and Agrawal family

Words can not even begin to express our sorrow. May the love of those around you help you through the days ahead. You all are in our prayers.

Love,
Lyle and Nadine Barrois

Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of sorrow. Mani, Sunil, Lina, Nira, Dimple and Ellis, may you find courage and peace in the days to come. Krishna was a dear friend and will be sadly missed by all. May his soul rest in peace.

Gowri, Sudha and Vijay Kailas

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Agrawal family. May he rest in peace.

No bond is as great as that between a parent and child. My deepest condolences are with you as you grieve.

I am so very sory for your loss,my sincere sympathy in these trying times.
Norvis Rissell
11645 manorwood,ave,b.r.la.70815

Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of sorrow. Mani, Sunil, Lina, Nira, Dimple and Ellis, may you find courage and peace in the days to come. Krishna was a dear friend and will be sadly missed by all. May his soul rest in peace.

Gowri, Sudha and Vijay Kailas

Krishna was loved and respected by all at Tulane and especially by his colleagues in the basic science departments. We will miss him very much. We extend our sincere condolences and our prayers are with the family.
Gabriel and Randa Navar, and
Members of the Physiology Department

Lina, Ellis & family,

Michael and I will keep you and your family in our prayers.

Love and hugs to you, Jean and Michael Vincenc

No matter what we do say or do can take your pain away. We just want you to know we care and share your grief.
may you find comfort in the love he had for you.
Sushma and Satyarthi Gupta

Dr Agrawal was my PHD advisor but over the years he became a father figure, family member and a dear friend. I struggled for the past 2 days to find an answer to this unimaginable tragedy but last night I decided to reconcile and remember him for all the good that he did for his family, the indian community and all of us grad students that are extended family. I had a wonderful personal bond with him and could call or email him at any time. I will miss that dearly but I had a spiritual conversation with him last night and I intend to honor his legacy and do good and live by the principles that he upheld in his life. Rahul, Juhee and I love you so much. RIP dear sweet Dr. Agrawal!

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

It is hard to find the right words to decribe your loss. We just want to to convey that we care and share your pain. May your memories of him bring peace and comfort at this difficult time.
Sushma and Satyarthi Gupta

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Mani.All of us will miss him and his many kindnesses. Lina, Nira and Sunil , take comfort in his memories.
The Subaiya Family

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.