Panackal Abraham Eapen

Panackal Abraham Eapen, Baby/Achayan/Appachen, age 95, of Kochupurackal, Pallipad, Kerala, India, died on February 23, 2011 at the home of his eldest son in Bel Air, MD. Born in Thalavadi, Kerala, he was the son of the late Panackal Eapen Abraham and Mariamma Abraham Ambrayil, Thalavadi, and husband, for 44 years, of the late Annamma Eapen Poothicote, Mepral.

A 1938 graduate of Madras Christian College in Chennai, he attended law school for a year until his father died, and subsequently had been employed as a banker while simultaneously cultivating the family property. An avid reader, occasional writer and a literary lay scholar, he was an expert on all matters history, church and family histories in particular.

Achayan's magnificent legacy lives on in:
Kunju and Annie Abraham;
Sindhu, Santhosh, David and Philip George;
Sonia, Joe, Jonah, Elijah and Sashah Elabd;
Serena and Bibin Varghese;
Thampi and Mercy Koshy;
Nisha, Andrew, Sophia and Lily Cocchiarella;
Yamini, Carlton and Liam Kimmerle;
Mekhala, David and Laila Fentin;
Leela and M.K. Thomas;
Manoj, Premi, Achu and Leya Koshy;
Mahesh, Sukhi and Neha Eapen;
Laly, Moti and Gibu Cyrus.

Services will be officiated by Rev. Benu John, Vicar of the Baltimore Mar Thoma Church.