Dr. Vembu Gouri Gourishankar

It is with tremendous sorrow that the family of Dr. Vembu (Gouri) Gourishankar announce his sudden passing on May 1, 2017 in Edmonton, Alberta. Vembu was born in Simla, India and spent his youth in Tamil Nadu. He obtained his Doctorate of Electrical Engineering in 1961 at the University of Illinois, Champagne. In 1965, he accepted a position of Professor, in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Alberta where he taught and carried out research in control engineering. He also served on the Board of Governors for the University of Alberta.Vembu is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Radha, and his two children, Arvind Gourishankar (Praneet Grewal) and Dr. Sita Gourishankar (Dr. Vivek Mehta) and the absolute joys of his life, his grandchildren, Kaetan and Sonya Mehta. He is also survived by his brother, Sundaresan, his sisters, Balam and Sachu and many loving nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.Vembu was a man of great integrity, kindness, sharp wit and humility. His generous and empathetic nature was experienced by many through his hours of volunteer work at the Edmonton Food Bank. He was a man of great spirituality, faith and a Sai Baba devotee. The family would like to thank Dr. Richard Fox, Dr. Andrew Nataraj, Dr. Mike Jacka, Dr. Dave Zygen, Dr. Craig Domke and all the staff of the Neurosurgical ICU and 3F2 for their excellent care and compassion.Memorial donations may be made in Vembu's name to Ronald McDonald House or Edmonton Food Bank.

Arrangements under the direction of Hainstock's Funeral Home & Crematorium, Edmonton, AB.