Belthangady: Retired office superintendant and teacher of SDM Autonomous College, Ujire T R Navada passed away due to health problems, on Tuesday at a private hospital at Udupi.

He was 85 years of old and resided at Tenkanidiyuru village. He has served as OS of the SDM College for long thirty years from 1966 to 1996.

He was a straight forward and kind hearted person and used to help people who are in problems. He was very much interested in Yakshagana, literature, cricket, badminton and other sports. He had a good hold over English and English literature.

Dharmasthala DharmaDhikari Dr Veerendra Heggade has expressed his condolence to the family.

“His death is a huge loss to the SDM society,” said Dr Veerendra Heggade.