Shailendra Kumar

October 25, 1947 ~ June 22, 2025

Resided in: Antioch, California

Shailendra Kumar was a loving husband and father of two children, as well as an accomplished scientist who held a Ph.D. in Physics as well as an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Kumar was active in both public and private energy, environmental, and communications ventures, serving in significant leadership roles at Northrop Grumman, AT&T Bell Labs, NASA-JPL, NEC Electronics, LSI Logic, and the United States Department of Commerce. He was a key member of the NASA Voyager science team, and authored over 50 publications in trade journals over the course of his lifetime.

Aside from his career achievements, he was also a talented singer of both Western and Indian music, a talented folk dancer in his college days, and an avid aficionado of the card game Bridge. He also loved sports like basketball, tennis, and ping-pong. Dr. Kumar’s wide variety of interests always made him a fascinating conversationalist as his many friends can attest to, and he will be greatly missed by all who were lucky to have known him both professionally and personally.

Please donate in memory of Shailendra to the Friends of Physics Fund at UC Berkeley https://give.berkeley.edu/fund/FN7151000.

Services

Visitation: June 28, 2025 1:30 pm

Room: Garden Chapel

Berge Pappas Smith Chapel of the Angels
40842 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
510-656-1226
https://www.bergepappassmith.com

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Eulogies: June 28, 2025 2:00 pm

Room: Garden Chapel

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40842 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
510-656-1226
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Funeral Service: June 28, 2025 2:45 pm

Room: Garden Chapel

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Fremont, CA 94538
510-656-1226
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Witness Cremation: June 28, 2025 4:00 pm

Room: Crematorium

Irvington Memorial Cemetery
41001 Chapel Way
Fremont, CA 94538
510-656-5800

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Manohar Mahavadi says:

June 24, 2025 at 4:42 pm

It was a great experience working with Dr Shailendra Kumar at NEC. I enjoyed learning a lot from his vast experience and interests. As a friend, he was a lively companion, always cheerful and energetic. He will be always missed. God bless the soul.

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Bishan and Shail Agrawal says:

June 25, 2025 at 2:23 pm

Shailendra and Sudha were our over 40 years long family friends. Shailendra was a pleasant company whether it is card games or family get together. We stayed at their house numerous times in California and Austin. We had happy and joyous times. There are numerous memories, hard to pick a few. We are indeed having difficult time to accept the loss of dearest friend. So sorry, we could not be with the family in the sorrowful time due to our physical conditions. Our children, Neelu and Krishna are also very sad and miss their uncle.
May the departing soul attains lasting peace devoid of birth and death.
Om Shanti Om Shanti Om Shanti.

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SUBRAMANIAM & GITA JANAKIRAMAN says:

June 27, 2025 at 10:03 am

Gita and I are saddened by the unexpected loss of a long time friend and a former roommate at Berkeley. We wish Sudha, Raj, Neil and his family the strength to bear this loss. He was a brilliant scientist and a lover of music. He will be greatly missed for his warm smile and interesting conversations.

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