Birth date: Sep 4, 1948 Death date: Feb 5, 2024
Dr. Dhadesugoor Vaman, 75, of Frederick, MD, passed away on February 5, 2024. Dr. Vaman was an enthusiastic person who found joy in all things big and small. “Isn’t it interesting?!” he frequently said. His greatest passions incl Read Obituary
We are deeply saddened and shocked to see Vaman uncle leaving us. He was a remarkable person and source of inspiration to many including myself. I will forever be grateful for the wisdom and guidance he shared.
I first met Dhadesugoor at the inaugural meeting of an international standards committee in California in 1987. As I got to know him over 10 years working with him, latterly as the group’s Chairman, I knew him as perhaps the quintessential “jolly good fellow” of my life.
Soon we were sharing families; we hosted his wife Janaki and a young Smitha in a Windsor layover on their way from USA to India; and the Professor hosted my young son at Stevens Institute on our way to a committee meeting in Florida with the Vaman family; other hostings took place in UK, Maryland, and at meetings in Europe.
When after our work on developing standards was complete, and I had been retired (involuntary), he offered me work as a consultant to his MegaAccess company and together we were able to formulate a shared patent application, that was granted in 2002.
Subsequently our interactions faded away, but I have been kept aware of his continuing welfare by a mutual friend for over two decades.
I shall never forget our many times together and send my deep condolences to Janaki, Shreesha and Smitha whose losses must be very much greater than mine.
John Boal
Dear Smitha, Shresha, and Janaki,
My family is terribly sorry to hear about the loss of your husband/father. He had an infectious smile and was always happy to see me or my parents. He was a large part of my childhood and I miss him. Sending love during this difficult time.
-Shelley and Steve Cohen & Elise (Cohen) Saks
Offering heartfelt condolances on behalf of Gulmohur Mahila Mandal, Juhu scheme, Mumbai, India, 400049.
We all members remember Dr. Dr. Waman Dadesuger's extensive financial support for our activities related to education and health of needy women and children during late nineties. His support during the construction of our Working Women's hostel is note worthy.
We pay our homage, and pray for comfortable and peaceful onward journey of his soul. Om Shanti 🙏🌹
--Sheela Kakde, Advisor, Gulmohur Mahila Mandal, Mumbai.
DEAR JANAKI, SAD TO HEAR THE DEMISE OF DEAR VAMAN, WITH WHOM WE WERE ASSOCIATED FOR AGES. WE HAVE ENJOTED HIS COMPANY TILL RECENTLY OVER PNE. VERY ARTICULATE AND JOVIAL. WE MISS HIM HIS HEARTY LAUGHTER. WE ALSO RECOLLECT OUR TIME SPENT WITH YOU ALL AT FREDERICK. VANAJA AND MYSELF DEEPLY CONDOLE AND JOIN YOU, SREESHA AND FAMILY AND SMITHA IN THIS OBIUARY SERVICE. WE HAVE SENT YOU SOME MEMORABLE SNAPSHOTS WE HAD WITH YOU ALL.
AFFECTIONATELY
HAYA AND VANAJA
COIMBATORE
I first met Dhadesugoor Vaman at a computer standards meeting that IEEE 802 conducted. The name of our committee was Integrated Servces Local Area Network Interface and the group was IEEE 802.9. Dhadesugoor was a professor at Stevens Institute and I was working for AT&T Bell Laboratories.
This first meeting was held in Sacramento, Ca. in January 1987. We met six times a year (a week at a time). Our standard description was completed at the end of 1994. I was the Technical Editor (starting in 1989) and Dhadesugoor became our chairman in 1991.
Dhadesugoor and I became close friends. Whenver I was in the Washington DC area, I would sometimes spend the weekend at his house. Similarly, when he passed thru the Denver area, I would meet him for dinner and sometimes he would spend the weekend at my house. We sometimes traveled together to attend some of the European meetings.
Our IEEE work morphed into the Multimedia Communications Forum (MMCF) and we worked together on this from 1994 thru 1999. That group met 4 times per year. So during the overlap, we were spending 8 to 10 weeks a year on these conferences to specify communication standards.
By the late 1990's we were so close that we would have weekly phone calls and we would consult on technical and business aspects of MegaAccess (for which Dhadesugoor served as first the CTO and then the CEO).
I moved into full-time development within Avaya (spinoff of AT&T and Lucent) in 2000. My standards work stopped and I did not work as closely with Dhadesuggor. We still would talk by phone every 4 weeks or so.
I attended some family events including the HS graduation of his daughter Smitha and the College graduation of his son Sreesha in 2001. A highlight was to attend the wedding of Sreesha. Since I love gardening and flowers, I flew in a few days early and helped the two florists make arrangements for this wonderful wedding in 2005.
What I will always remember is that I would get a phone call unexpectedly and Dhadesugoor would say "Hello, guess where I am now?". It would turn out that he was calling from some airport around the world on his way to/from some technical conference. Maybe I will get a call from his angel someday!
I retired in the fall of 2022 and became busy with car/home repairs and certain health concerns during 2023. We would talk about how we were going to take turns visiting one another in 2024. It looks like the Lord needed Dhadesugoor for working on projects in Heaven. Someday, if I am lucky, I will meet again with Dhadesugoor in heaven!
My prayers will be regular and sent for the behalf of his family and friends. Dhadesugoor was the finest man (in terms of ethics and good will) that I have ever met. I loved Dhadesugoor as a brother and I will miss him always!
Love, Wayne Zakowski
