The Mohapatras moved to Washington DC metro area in 1996(?) for retirement and were very closely associated with the Odia community in North America. She was living in Virginia area (115 E. Jefferson Street, Falls Church, VA 22046) with their daughter Simani, Jeff Price (son-in-law) and family. Jeff has been a religious person and as a volunteer who year after year for so man years has been constructing the Hindu Jagannath, Bhalabhadra and Subhadra Charrioit, never missing a year ever.
Professor Mohapatra to North America, as a first wave of Odia migrants, was characterized as a Odia Path Finder which was the back bone of today’s Odia population in North America which is a visible community now and we really cherris his legacy.
Family members are working on funeral arrangements.
Anybody has a picture to post??
Professor Swoyam Prakash Rout
May her eternal soul rest in peace in heavenly abode.
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Friends
With heavy heart I want to inform you that our beloved apa Urmila Mohapatra passed away yesterday peacefully in her residence in Alexandria, VA. She and her husband late Prof. Manindra Mohapatra we’re strong supporter of Joga projects including education program in Odisha and Jagannath temple in DC area. Her daughter Simani and son in law Jeff Price live with their children George and Sidney in Falls church, VA. Family members are working on funeral arrangements. We will miss her dearly.
Our thoughts and prayers are for her soul to rest in peace.
Naresh Das, Maryland
(communicated by Binod Nayak)
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We received the following message from Swadhin Pattanayak, Odisha
PLEASE CONVEY MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCE TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY
Swadhin Pattanayak
Pratap Das
Sorry for the loss. Thanks for posting.
Bhaskar C Nayak, MD.
I am sad to hear about to Mrs. Mohapatra’s demise , pray the Almighty for her soul to be in peace & my condolence to her berieved family. It was Prof. Mohapatra’s benevolence that helped me to land in this Great country.I pray for both the soul be in eternal peace . bnayak55@gmail.com.