D Ayyappan, Chairman, JNRM Alumni Association, Port Blair, deeply mourn the sudden demise of Smt Thankamma Thomas, retired Lecturer, JNRM and wife of Dr OJ Thomas, former HoD (English), JNRM at Ernakulam, Kerala on 2^nd September, 2022. She was 79 years old. JNRM Alumni Association pays homage to her memory and conveys its heartfelt condolences to the members of bereaved family.