Obituaries
K.C.Eapen Passed away
K.C.EAPEN B.A (Ex General Secretary of the Kerala INTUC) passed away on 01-Aug-2012 at 6:50 PM. He was 89. The funeral will be on 04-Aug-2012, 2:30 PM at St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal. Phone: 9847176238, 9846742480, 0478-2572480.
He as an intermediate student at St.Thomas College, Thichur he was involved in the "Quit India" Movement in 1942. He got a scholar-ship under the Columbi Plan and was given training in Britain in trade unionism for a period of 3 months, after his training in UK he got a short-term scholarship for studies at the International Labour organization office at Geneva and thereafter was a guest of the Histradet (Trade Union movement of Israel). He was president of the district INTUC and thereafter general secretary of the Kerala INTUC. He also served in the Minimum wage advisory board constituted by the Government of India, where he was vice chairman for two years.
He was also active in Socio-rligious work and was a delegate from Kerala to the All India Social Service Conservation at Madras. He was Chairman of the workshop on labour in the Lay Aposthaklete Conference of Malabar held at Aluva as well as at the All India Lay Aposthalete Conference at Rome. He also served as Secretary of the Malabar Catholic social service sponsored by the Bishop's conference of Kerala as well as President of the coastal social Service Society organized by the Later Bishop Dr.Michael Arattukulam. He also had the rare opportunity of a private visit to His Holiness: Pop.John Paul, as a trade unionist.
At present he is secretary of the Coir shipper's council, the premier organization of Coir exporters of Kerala. He is also a member of the Coir industrial relations council constructed by the Government of Kerala .
K.A. Varghese passed away on 21-Jan-2012. The Funeral will be held in St. Andrews Basilica, Arthunkal, Cherthala, Kerala, India, PIN-688530 on Monday 02:30 PM. Phone: 9656733613 (Yujin Pasil), 0478-2573334 (Home)
subject : DEATH OF MY FATHER - MR. SEBASTIAN JOSEPH KOILPARAMPIL ON 28TH NOV, 2008
5TH OCTOBER, 2009
MR. K. A VARGHESE KOIL PARAMPIL ARTHUNKAL P O ALAPUZHA - 688530 KERALA STATE
Dear Sir, With reference to the above, I Selene Thomas daughter of Mr. Sebastian Joseph like to inform your goodself about my father's death.
He was born in Alleppy, Kerala in 1821 and was married to Madam Mary Cruz Fernandez of Trivindrum. My mother passed away 12 years ago in 1998. They have 4 children all of whom are happily married - 2 boys and 2 girls. My father used to work for the British Army in Malaysia during the 2nd world war. My eldest sister Baby Theresa Juliet lives in London. She is midwife. My elderst brother Hendry Joseph works in Kuala Lumpur in KFC and myself is a Lecturer in Malaysian Legal Secretaries teaching Computer Typing and Communication.
My youngest brother Andrew Joseph is with Great Eastern Life Insurance. All of them are blessed with one kid whereelse I am blessed with 8 kids. My sister has a daughter Sophia Mary Grace, my eldest brother a daughter Mischelle Hendry and my youngest brother has a son Ashwin Andrew. I have 5 daughters Caroline Louise, Cassandra Thomas, Carissa Thomas, Chriselda Thomas, Chantal Rose Thomas and my sons are John Paul Thomas, Joshua Ross Thomas and Jonathan Solomen. My children ages range from 26-11 years old. My brothers children Mischelle (23 yrs old) Ashwin (16 yrs old) Baby Sophia is 6 months old. Kindly put the above information in the Obituaries coloumn. My father was a good and responsible father. We loss a great man. Thank you very much for help rendered.
I can be contacted as follows : Mrs. Selene Thomas No 2 Lorong Sentul Bahagia 2 Sentul Pasar Dalam 51100 Kuala Lumpur
