Obituary of Dr. Edattukaran K. Stanley
Edattukaran K. Stanley, 77, passed away peacefully on September 9th, 2019.
Born in Kerala, India, he was the youngest son of Kochuthoman and Rosa Edattukaran. After practicing medicine in India for 6 years, he, his wife Lucy Stanley, and their daughter Smitha Stanley immigrated to the United States. He completed his Pediatrics residency at Tulane University and was in private practice for 36 years in Metairie. He took care of thousands of kids, their kids, and their grandkids, treating three generations in the same family.
He enjoyed traveling and visited every continent. He loved playing endless games of 56, and endlessly debating the strategy of the game. During Mardi Gras, he could always be found on the median side, covered in beads, with a minimum of 3 Zulu coconuts. We still don’t know how he got so many coconuts. He was always ready for a party, and he loved entertaining. He was known for his Cosmos and Margaritas, and in 2014, he was perfecting the Stanley Sazerac.
He is survived by his wife, Lucy Stanley, and his two children and their families, a daughter and son-in-law, Smitha and AJ Paul of Metairie, Louisiana, and their kids Isabella and David, and his son and daughter-in-law, Tom Stanley and Aarthi Vijaykumar of Inverness, Illinois and their kids Dhilan and Raya.
He is also survived by the Kerala community of New Orleans, which he and his wife helped to found and continue.
— Submitted by Dr. Tom Stanley
Regards,
Dr. Usha Mohandas
AKMG President
2019-2020
