Sridharan, professor of civil engineering, 69

Srinivasan Sridharan, PhD, professor of civil engineering at Washington University in St. Louis since 1980, died April 24, 2011, from complications of cancer. He was 69.

A public visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the Scrader Funeral Home in Ballwin, Mo. (schrader.com). In lieu of flowers, the family asked that well-wishers make a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of American (lls.org). The visitation will be followed by a private cremation ceremony.

A full obituary will be forthcoming.