Minal and I joined Virginia Tech in Fall 2006. She was ever smiling and never have I seen her with the slightest frown on her face. She was an amazing person. I always felt happy when she was around! I met her last on sunday when we all were enjoying the International Street Fair. We were all having a great time. A few hours later, she was gone...

I will miss you Minal!!! May your soul rest in peace!!!

Our Dear Minal was a very nice person from heart. She was very kind and had a helping nature. We all love you Minal & wish your soul rest in peace.

My prayers are with Minal's family. I pray for them to be strong. God Bless.

Minal was not known to me through Virginia Tech or any other University. But as a fellow Indian, my deepest condolences to her mother and other family members who believed in her and her future. Although she is not amongst us, she has proven her abilities by successfully attaining admission in one of the best schools in the country. She has made her parents proud of her intelligence and continued hard work. I salute you Minal. You will be remembered!

I am a graduate architecture student at VT and Minal was on our floor. Although I doubt if she knew my name, she never failed to say hello to me when we passed downtown or on the floor. We would often hold the door for each other and she ALWAYS had a smile on her face. Being in the architecture program, we spend almost all day, everyday in Cowgill Hall. I will definitely miss her smile. I'm so sorry to all of her friends and family.

The most kindhearted person ever... very down to earth, very goal-oriented, career-oriented person. Very generous. She probably didn't hate anybody, just liked everybody. Smart, very smart, she's taking after her late father's footsteps. He was an architect and she wanted to follow his legacy.

... I remember making her her 14th birthday cake when I was back in India. Me and her mom made it for her. It was all ready for her when she came back from school. She was just very happy, very surprised.

I and Minal were in the same school and stayed in the same building in Mumbai. We used to go to school together. She was a very smart girl. She was very friendly to all the people in the building and was always helpful to everybody. May her soul rest in peace.

I have known Minal Panchal for one year. During this time, I was fortunate to spend some time with her at various social events. She had this amazing ability to make people laugh and bring smile on their face. She was a very talented person and wanted to work in the field of modern Building Architecture. Minal, you will always be remembered in hour hearts.