Hyderabad, Jul 1 : Eminent Educationist and founder of the St.Joseph’s Education Society, Hyderabad, Udumala Gregory Reddy, popularly known as UG Reddy, passed away here on Wednesday.
He was 88 and was the father-in-law of T Vijay Kumar Reddy, Commissioner, Information and Public Relations Department, Andhra Pradesh.
A funeral mass will be held at St Joseph’s Cathedral, Gunfoundry in the city this evening.
Born in a middle-class agricultural family in Warangal district, Gregory Reddy started his career as a high school teacher in St Paul’s High School, Hyderabad and later established St Joseph’s Education Society in 1970.
In a condolence message, Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatreya said ‘I am grieved to learnt about the passing away of Eminent educationist Gregory Reddy, Founder and Correspondent, St.Anthony’s High School, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad; St.Joseph’s High School and Junior College, King Koti, Hyderabad and St Joseph’s Education Society , Hyderabad.
He came from a middle class agriculture family and took up the teaching profession, the Governor said.
With an objective to inspire the young minds to inculcate discipline in the students by imparting quality education, Gregory in 1970 established St.Joseph’s Education Society and under this visionary leadership many schools and colleges started in Hyderabad over the years, Mr Dattatreya said.
Today Alumni of these great institutions were decorated with high positions and respectable places in the society, he said with more than four decades of his untiring efforts these institutions played a pivotal role in Education in the Twin Cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad .
It is testament to his commitment of providing affordable education to everyone besides he also ventured many charitable organizations, Mr Dattatreya said.
His profound personality is memorable. I always cherished the memory of his enthusiasm, hard working capability and skillfulness, he said.
He was a visionary leader, well disciplined and soft spoken person. Some of his pioneering works will go a long way to benefit the future generations, the HP Governor said, adding we both had very cordial relationships and Gregory Reddy used to invite me to many of his Institutional programmes.
His death is a great loss to Telangana particularly to Hyderabad, Mr Dattatreya said and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and staff members.(UNI)