Dr. Sushil K. Paulchowdhury passed away peacefully on September 20, 2009, surrounded by family and friends in Florence, Alabama.
Dr. Paulhowdhury was born on February 1, 1915 in Bangladesh. He was a medical doctor who served in the British Army during World War II in the Southeast Asian corridor. Subsequently, he served on the faculty of Dhaka Medical College. Later, he served as the Chief Medical Officer of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. After retirement, he started the Outpatient Clinic at the Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a clinic that serves the poor and disadvantaged.
He came to the United States in 1986 and resided in New York for many years before moving to Nashville, Tennessee.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Mrs. Parul Paulchowdhury, son Sushanta and daughter-in-law Monika, daughter Ratna Banik and son-in-law Bhola Nath Banik, daughter Mrs. Panna Paul and son-in-law Subir K. Paul, and son Debasish, daughter-in-law Sutapa and grandchildren Topa, Camelia, Rupa, Shejuti, Bhaskar, and Debanjon.
The visitation and funeral service was held on Monday evening, September 21, 2009.