Obituary-Mr Pathmanathan First Anniversary
Mr Vallipuram Pathmanathan arrived in the UK in early 1970 and started his life in Bolton Lancashire . In 1972 joined Bradford University and obtained his degree. He worked as a Research Fellow on Polymer sciences for more than 30 years.
He lost his father very young when he was 6 and his sister was two years old. Both were very attached to each other as well as to his mother, who brought them up with dedication and hard work . Mother passed away in the 1990s during the Srilankan war time. He recently went back to see his sister and her children.
His hobbies include regular walking and passionately following Manchester Utd football club. He liked reading the newspaper before bedtime everyday.
Mr Pathmanathan was one of the six founder members of North England Sri Murugan Temple and started the monthly Abishegam in Liversedge Church Hall.He tirelessly worked hard and devoted his life for Murugan Temple for more than 30 years until his last days of his life.
He touched people’s lives because of his silent selfless work.
He leaves behind his wife, 3 children and 4 grandchildren.
May his soul rest in peace.Om Shanthi.
(24) Comments
Jp and Viji
November 06,2024
Such a lovely and warm-hearted person, whose kindness and compassion touched the lives of everyone he met. Truly irreplaceable and will always be cherished and remembered with love and gratitude.
Ezhil Anand
November 05,2024
Remembering uncle today.Dearly miss him.
Elankumaran and Sangeetha
November 16,2023
Padmanathan has been part of our lives for many years .we had the privilege of sharing many wonderful memories together on various occasions over the years which we will cherish for many more years to come. We will miss him.
Elankumaran Paramasivam
November 16,2023
Padmanathan has been part of our lives for many years .we had the privilege of sharing many wonderful memories together on various occasions over the years which we will cherish for many more years to come. We will miss him.
Mani Chinnasamy
November 16,2023
For the short time we had known Pathmanathan Uncle, we could see that he has touched so many lives by his good deeds. Uncle will be greatly missed but his warmth, kindness, and gentle spirit will be remembered forever.
Rajgopalan Menon
November 15,2023
It is with great sadness that I write this tribute to Pathmanathan. I got to know him in 1990 with the start of the North of England Murugan Temple We worked together along with others on second Sundays of each month for the Murugan Abhishekam and later on Friday evenings His dedication to Lord Muruga and to our traditions are all known May he attain sadgati at the Lotus feet of Lord Muruga Ohm Shanti Shanti Shanti l
Sarala, Ravi, Kashmithra and Gavinash
November 15,2023
You will be dearly missed, uncle and shall always remain in our thoughts. Whenever we recite the bhajans, we still remember the way you do. Pure hearted soul who worked tirelessly for all the occasions in the temple and made it complete every time.
Meena Ashok
November 15,2023
I always admired you uncle for the support your provided to our community. You're a very active person & it's a massive shock to the community that you're not physically with us anymore. But you always be in our memories forever uncle. May your soul rest in peace. May god give enough strength to his family to overcome this shock.
Vel Murugan Mani
November 14,2023
Dear Padmanabhan Appa, you always encouraged me to participate in Tamil Speech and Hindu Cultural activities. I couldn't forget you. May your soul rest in peace appa.
Srilakshmi
November 08,2023
Such a humble and great soul uncle ji. We will really miss him at temple. From past 10 yrs get habit to see him at temple whenever I go to temple and he always used to greet us with nice smile. Very nice and kind man. We will miss him very much
Rajesh Bhadra
November 08,2023
It is very difficult for me, even now, whilst writing this obituary that uncle is not present physically among us, what he has left behind is a lot more than what we think, his humbleness, his self service towards community, his faith and belief in all mighty, his relentless service for lord Murugan and most importantly his nature as a human being is something that will remain etched in my life forever, you are an epitome of everything uncle, om shanti to uncles's noble soul "j?tasya hi dhruvo m?ityur dhruva? janma m?itasya cha tasm?d aparih?rye ’rthe na tva? ?hochitum arhasi" ????
Anil
November 08,2023
For me Uncle was a friend whom I could joke with. It was not long ago that he tirelessly organised the Dassehra celebrations at the temple which we took part in. His dedication , selflessness and commitment is a lot to learn from. May he rest in peace. Om Shanthi.
Purushothaman Natarajan
November 08,2023
A warm hearted person who welcomed us when we moved to Leeds from Manchester in 2014. I have had numerous memorable interactions both inside and outside temple. He and Selvi aunty made us part of special poojas in the temple and ensured we were comfortable and they supported us throughout. I have relocated to Liverpool since 2018 and he and selvi aunty would still treat myself,my wife and my son like their family. Last met him in Halifax during this summer and we will miss him.
Bala Subramanian Muthu Kesavan
November 08,2023
Walking in to Path uncles pathway is a great tribute to him, Tamil community and Lord Muruga.
Girija
November 08,2023
Pathmanathan uncle was a very down to earth and a caring person. May the soul rest in peace. I’m happy that I have known such a great human being in my lifetime. He lived his life!! Iom shanti
Arthi and Shankar Ram
November 08,2023
Dear Uncle, we only knew you for a very short time and in this time we were moved by your deep dedication and service to the Murugan temple. It is a huge loss to our community that you have been taken away from us. May your soul rest in peace. Om Shanthi.
Meenakshi
November 07,2023
Dear uncle, We will greatly miss you and the smiling face! I hope and pray that Selvi aunty and rest of the family will be showered with great strength by Lord Murugan to get through this difficult time. You are great example to all of us for Karma yoga. Just do your duty and don’t expect any results! Thank you for all your service to the community.
Palaniappan
November 07,2023
Such a humble soul. Did his spiritual service consistently with such a dedication and hard work. He didn't want to stay at home and just relax. He has set a role model for many to serve the society in whatever way they can. Prayers for Selvi aunty, may God give strength to the family
Vishal Kumar
November 07,2023
I have know uncle for the last 10 yrs, his dedication & selfless service @ Leeds temple for Murugan Pooja & others is irreplaceable. He is also very helpful in supporting other community activities. Aum Shanthi ????????????????
Senapathy
November 07,2023
I am at great loss of missing Pathmanathan uncle. I had lots of good memories with uncle. As we all live far away from our blood relations, loosing such a good soul from our community is none less than missing a family member. Also I don't have many people in this country whom I emotionally call as uncle to my heart. Missing him very much. For sure, he will live our memories forever. May his soul rest in peace ????????