Gerald Christus Varma DHANARAJAN

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Gerald DHANARAJAN Obituary

Name: Visitation for Gerald Christus Varma DHANARAJAN
Start: 2014-09-26T22:00:00.000Z
End: 2014-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Services - Chester Chapel

DHANARAJAN

Gerald Christus Varma, beloved husband of Shakuntala Dhanarajan, passed away peace-fully on September 18th, 2014. In addition to his wife of 56 years, his survivors include his daughters, Prima Relton (Sudhakar) and Christa Renu Kumar (Jay); 4 grandchildren Christine DePiazzy (Eric), Carolyn and Celina Relton, and Christian Kumar, and 2 great-grandchildren, Wyatt and Olivia DePiazzy; a brother, Samuel Dhanarajan (Sheila) in Ban-galore, India; a sister, Lalitha Raichur in New Mexico and a host of nieces and and nephews.
His life exemplified his love for the Lord Jesus Christ. He sought to always put others first. Music was an integral part of his being. An avid tennis player, he encouraged everyone he knew to participate. He was a Mechanical Engineer and worked for the City of Philadelphia, until his retire-ment in 2005. His brief training in Germany gave him a lifelong love for the culture. He will truly be missed.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M., Friday, September 26, at the CHESTER CHAPEL OF J. T. MORRISS & SON FUNERAL HOME. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:30 A.M., Saturday, at Four Mile Creek Baptist Church, Varina VA. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, Chester VA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Logos Foundation, 4800 Longshore Ave., Phila. PA 19135. This ministry is currently involved in bringing the message of Jesus to the villages of India and helping the poor.

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Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News on Sep. 21, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
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9 Entries

January 17, 2015

Dear Shaku and family,
I am so sorry for the loss of your dear Gerry. He was a good, kind man through whom God's light truly shone. I am sure it still does. May God grant you peace and bless Gerry with the reward I heaven he so richly deserves.
Love, Ann Hornbach

Lisa Carpenter

January 12, 2015

Dear Shaku and family,

I was deeply saddened to come across this listing and learn of Gerry's passing. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family. While I only met Gerry a few times, his good character, kind heart and spiritual nature left a deep impression on me.

May happy memories of Gerry sustain you and may God's grace wrap your heart in comfort and give you peace.

Swathi Prabhu

September 26, 2014

Praying for your family!

Priya Abraham

September 25, 2014

I had the privilege of meeting uncle and aunty a few times. They have brought so much joy to our lives. Uncle was an amazing person who always encouraged me to cling to God no matter what. Both uncle and aunty were very fond of my kids.They enjoyed hearing them sing and encouraged them to sing in tamil. Over these past years I have come to know them as a loving couple who showed Christ in their lives. They have been upholding my family in prayer and always made sure they visited us every time they came to lynchburg. I believe they had just adopted me as their own. With a heavy and sad heart, I write this.... Uncle will be missed terribly but I know that I will meet him in Heaven and till then, his golden words of wisdom and love will always be a part of my life and that of Rishona and Yenina. I am praying for Comfort and peace for Aunty, Prima ka and Christa's family.

Dev and Raghini Suresh

September 24, 2014

Dear Shaku Aunty, Prima, Renu and family
It is so hard to accept that Gerry uncle is no longer with us.
He was such a great blessing to us all by the way he lived
his life--a truly Christian life with humility and such grace
that could best be described as a constant, beautiful hymn
of praise to the Lord Jesus.
It was always a joy to talk to uncle, for he was always so
uplifting and full of thankfulness for everything. Over the
phone he taught us the Tamil Chorus, Mahilvom, Mahilvom!
That was indeed his story and that certainly was always his
song—Rejoicing in and Praising our Savior all the day long.
His life was a wonderful testimony to His joy in Jesus.
We will always remember uncle and miss him very much.

Shaku Aunty,Prima and Renu, our prayer is that the Lord will watch over you, comfort and keep you and all the family always in His loving care.
With our love and prayers
Suresh, Raghini, Anand, Vanji, Sadie, Andrew,
Preetham, Premi, and Simi

John Ashok

September 24, 2014

Uncle Gerry touched many lives over his life time and made positive impacts on all of them. He always had nice things to say and share with others. His is a life worth living and one worthy of being emulated.

We as a family have a special place for him in our hearts. You both shared so much with us and we remember those acts of kindness with thanks.

Uncle will be sorely missed by all those whose life he touched.

God will surely continue to guard protect and guide you Shaku aunty. He will hold you in the palm of His hand.
I would like to remember the song from Psalm 91 "Unnathamaanavarin Uyar Maraivil Irrukiravan" at this time.

We thank God for such a wonderful life like uncle's at this time. May his soul rest in peace.

John, Amoo, Annie & Sharon

September 23, 2014

Dear Aunty, Prima and Renu,
We were very sad to hear te news that Uncle has passed away. We will always cherish the memories of a kind and decent man who really cared for everyone and above all loved his Lord and Savior. The comfort and the assurance for you and for all of us is that today, he is with his Lord and his Savior and is waiting for us to join him in eternal bliss. That is our blessed hope and the victory that Jesus won on the cross for us. We remember you and your family in our prayers and we know that God will comfort you and provide for you.
--Mahendran, Shobha, Rachel, Joshua and Sarah

Jerry at Swan Fountain-1982

John Thomas

September 22, 2014

Shakunthala,Prima,Renu,
We are deeply saddened to hear about Jerry's passing away. Brings back a lot of good memories when we were together working for the City, joining just months apart, and while you all were at Haldamen. You all are in our prayers and may the Lord comfort you in our loss. Tom and Sally

Christine Depiazzy

September 21, 2014

I love you thatha! I will miss you so much but I know you are not suffering anymore!

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