Dr. Thottathil V. "T.V." Varughese Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Dr. Thottathil V. “T.V.” Varughese August 29, 1934 – September 23, 2020 T.V. was born in Kerala, India to CSI pastor T.K. Varughese and Mariamma Varughese. He was a twin; his brother was. T.V. Oommen who lived in Raleigh, North Carolina. He also had four sisters and two younger brothers in India. T.V. graduated from Kerala University with two bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Math; he received a gold medal in physics which was Kerala’s highest academic honor. He received two master’s degrees from Kerala University in mathematics and statistics, as well as a degree in math education. He married Mariamma “Mariam” Chacko (Moothedathu family from Eraviperoor, Kerala) on October 26, 1964. They moved to Cape Coast, Ghana, Africa to teach at Ghana National College. Their daughter, Susha, was born there. In 1967, T.V. he went to Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; his wife and daughter joined him in 1968. At India University, he earned a doctorate in mathematics and joined the faculty as a professor. From 1973 to 1983, he worked on campus in full-time ministry. He also attended Trinity Evangelical Divinity Seminary and Northwestern University (computer science) simultaneously. In 1984, he and Mariam moved to San Diego to teach at a Christian college. Then he taught at the University of California at San Diego, U.S. International University, Point Loma Nazarene and the University of San Diego. He then joined the faculty of National University. While he was teaching at NU, he was also doing full-time ministry with internationals. He continued in full-time ministry work after retirement until he and Mariam moved to Florida in 2017. T.V. is survived by his wife, Mariam, his daughter, Susha Roberts and son-in-law, Cameron, and four grandchildren, Stephanie, Samantha, Jessica and David. He was preceded in passing by his twin brother T.V. Oommen, brother Kurian Varughese and sister Mariamma Abraham; his surviving siblings are his brother Cherian Verughese and sisters Sosamma Jacob, Aliamma Cherian and Saramma George.

Dr. Thottathil V. "T.V." Varughese

August 29, 1934 - September 23, 2020