REMEMBER Padmini
Padmini Devi Coopamah Waldron
47 YEARS OLD ·
Deland,
Florida
Padmini Devi Coopamah Waldron, affectionately known as Panne, Pani, and Bebe, was a 47-year-old educator and university administrator remembered for her warmth, compassion, humor, and enthusiasm for life. She served as Director of Honors Research at the University of Central Florida's Burnett Honors College and attended the University of Arizona. Padmini was described as a social butterfly who loved dogs, gardening, and exploring different cuisines. She had four beloved pets, affectionately described as her furbabies. Her family remembered her as a cherished loved one who brought joy and comfort to others and whose mentorship and service touched many lives.
Padmini Devi Coopamah Waldron, also known affectionately as Panne, Pani, and Bebe, was an accomplished educator and university administrator. She attended the University of Arizona and worked as Director of Honors Research at the University of Central Florida's Burnett Honors College. Her professional life included mentorship and service, through which she positively influenced the lives of others.
Those who knew Padmini remembered her wonderful sense of humor, kindness, sincerity, and compassion. Described as a social butterfly, she enjoyed connecting with people and bringing warmth and joy to those around her. She loved dogs, gardening, and exploring different cuisines. She also had four beloved pets whom she considered her furbabies.
Her family described Padmini as someone with a genuine enthusiasm for life who looked toward the future with hope and excitement. She was a deeply loved and cherished family member whose warmth, empathy, and genuine connections left lasting memories.
Her family's remembrance reflects her Hindu spiritual traditions, expressing the hope that her soul would find peace in the sacred abode of Lord Shiva and continue toward Moksha. Her final rites were performed privately.
In her memory, the family encouraged donations to Lend A Helping Paw Shih Tzu Rescue, an organization whose mission she supported. They also invited loved ones to share photographs, stories, videos, and memories to help preserve her legacy.
THE RECORD
On November 1, 2025, at approximately 11:06 a.m., officers from the DeLand Police Department responded to a reported cardiac arrest at a residence on Cape Cod Road in DeLand, Florida.
Officers discovered Padmini Waldron, 47, and her husband, Scott Waldron, 49, deceased inside the residence.
According to subsequent reporting based on the incident report, a friend had arrived to help Padmini prepare for a birthday celebration for her brother. After her brother indicated that Padmini had not awakened, the friend and brother checked on her and discovered the bodies.
On November 5, 2025, the DeLand Police Department announced that investigators had determined the deaths were a murder-suicide. Police concluded that Scott Waldron fatally shot Padmini before taking his own life.
Scott Waldron was employed as a probation officer. Investigators reported that he used his duty-issued firearm in the incident.
RELATIONSHIP CONTEXT
Husband
Padmini's full date of birth has not been verified. Public sources differ in their presentation of the date of death, with October 31 recorded by her family memorial and November 1 used by Gun Violence Memorial.
No verified information was identified concerning prior domestic violence incidents, threats, stalking, strangulation, coercive control, protective orders, or previous police contact involving the relationship.
The reviewed reporting does not establish the motive for the shooting or whether children were present during the incident.
Additional official records may clarify the incident date and other presently unknown circumstances.
CHILDREN / ADDITIONAL VICTIMS
ADDITIONAL VICTIMS
Not Reported
LEGAL / SYSTEM RESPONSE
The DeLand Police Department responded to the residence on November 1, 2025, following a report of a possible cardiac arrest.
The Criminal Investigations Division investigated the deaths and publicly announced its murder-suicide determination on November 5, 2025.
Investigators identified Scott Waldron as the person responsible for Padmini's death and confirmed that he used his duty firearm. Because Scott Waldron died in the incident, no criminal prosecution against him followed.
The reviewed sources do not document any earlier protective-order proceedings, domestic violence arrests, or reported law enforcement interventions involving the couple.
SOURCES
INFORMATION LIMITATIONS
Some public records may be incomplete. UNKNOWN means the available source set did not establish the indicator; it does not mean the behavior did not occur.
TRANSPARENCY / RECORD NOTE
The case is documented through a public statement issued by the DeLand Police Department on November 5, 2025, and contemporaneous local news reporting.
The family-established Keeper memorial identifies Padmini's date of death as October 31, 2025. The police statement establishes that her body was discovered November 1, 2025. The precise time of the fatal shooting has not been independently established in the reviewed police statement.
The publicly reported findings establish the relationship, firearm involvement, and law enforcement determination of murder-suicide.
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