Ndururi, of Dracut, died of an unspecified illness Nov. 6, 2007, in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, a US military base supporting the Iraq War. Ndururi was assigned to the Fourth squadron, Third Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood, Texas. The Eagle-Tribune quoted her father, Wilson Wachira, as saying that Ndururi joined the reserves while a senior at Dracut High School. The family is from Kenya.