Babu "Bob" Rao Kottapalli

Babu "Bob" Rao Kottapalli of Clarksville, MD, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD, at the age of 71. Bob was born on December 6, 1942 in Repalle, India to the late Krishna Murthy Kottapalli and Soubhagyamma (Kantamaneni) Kottapalli.

Bob is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sita Kottapalli; sister, Kris Challapalli and her husband, Jon and their children, Ram, Shyam, Madhu and Pavani; brother-in-law, Rama Krishna Kurra; sister-in-law, Durga; he is also survived by his extended family, Prasad and Lakshmi, Murthy and Susmitha and Priya and Venkat. In addition to his parents Bob was preceded in death by his sister, Santhi.

A Funeral Service will be held at Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory, P.A. 1411 Annapolis Road, Odenton, MD 21113 on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. In keeping with Hindu tradition a Cremation Ritual will follow at 11:30 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hope for Humanity, Inc., 3722 Berleigh Hill Court, Burtonsville, MD 20866 or at www.hopeforhumanitymd.org .