Dr Gnanarajah Thambo
Date of Birth: 29 January 1956 - Deceased: 11 February 2018
Dr. Gnanarajah Thambo, of Ewing, NJ passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on February 11th, 2018 . He was born January 29th, 1956 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He was a humble, intelligent, and an extremely loving husband, father, and brother.
He was a man that truly valued education, completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Jaffna (BS, Chemistry Special), MS at Bowling Green State University, and Ph.D in polymer Chemistry at the University of Minnesota. He carried out his post doctoral research at Lehigh University. After several years he channeled his interest from chemistry to pursue a career in computer science and systems engineering, before ultimately ending his career in pharmaceuticals.
Outside of his studies and professional work he enjoyed movies, Tamil music, and reading.
He is survived by his wife Lalini, son Sutharson, daughter Sumithra; and daughter Nithya and her husband Dylan.
Visitation: Sunday February 18th, 2018 from 5pm To 7pm
Place: Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel.
1534 Pennington Road, Ewing Township, NJ 08618
Service: Monday February 19th, 2018 from 11am to 11:30am
Place: Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel
1534 Pennington Road, Ewing Township, NJ 08618
www.tamilthakaval.org
