Thomas Prabhakar (61), retired JK Tyres employee and a resident of Gandhinagar, passed away at a private hospital in city following brief illness  this morning.

He leaves behind his wife Sheela Thomas, children Alwin Thomas and Maya Thomas, brothers Johnson Manoj Kumar and Paul Devanand, sister Anita and a host of relatives and friends.

Funeral was held at the CSI Cemetery on Mahadevapura Road in Gandhinagar today.