Madhuri Vemulapalli dies in car accident
An amiable volunteer of the VIBHA family

By Ravi R. Ponangi


Atlanta, GA: Not only the volunteers of Vibha in Atlanta and across other action centers but the entire Indian community in Atlanta were plunged in grief hearing the tragic death of Madhuri Vemulapalli, wife of Vijay Vemulapalli, a well known community leader in Atlanta. Madhuri died early Wednesday on Oct. 28 in a car accident on her way to work. She was 40.

Madhuri has been an inseparable part of Vibha organization for 13 years, ever since the inception of the Atlanta action center. She was deeply committed to the cause and had lent able support to Vijay who is Vibha US Secretary and Vibha India President. She was an amiable host to Vibha volunteers during Vibha programs and her presence spread cheers all round. She always participated in the Vibha Dream Mile and unfailingly walked away with a trophy.

Madhuri was compassionate and her genial personality and unostentatious ways endeared her to many. She was a prolific traveler and had visited countries across Europe, South America, and Asia accompanied by her family. She did everything in her life with passion, and with an indomitable will to succeed. All her friends tearfully acknowledged that Madhuri had been a role model and the like of her they will never see again. All her family, friends and associates and the entire Atlanta community will dearly miss her for ever.

Madhuri is survived by her husband, Vijay and daughter, Divya (8). She was a resident of Atlanta for the past 15 years. Madhuri, along with her husband Vijay, strived indefatigably to promote the cause of VIBHA, a charity organization for underprivileged children. Madhuri and Vijay are IT executives and have been volunteers of Vibha since 1993. They have played crucial roles in the many-sided growth and development of the Organization. Madhuri’s parents air-dashed to Atlanta from India on hearing the tragic news. Her only brother lives in Atlanta.

Memorial service and visitation will be held on Sat. Oct. 31 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM. at Wages & Sons Funeral Homes, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046. Phone: 770-277-4550.

As a fitting tribute to Madhuri and her simplistic lifestyle, the family is requesting mourners to desist from sending flowers to honor the departed.