The unexpected death of a father of two has left his pregnant widow raising their three children alone.
Nithin Paul, 37, died suddenly in Cairns, Far North Queensland, on Sunday.
His wife, Dayana, and their young children were left without a husband and father.
Mr Paul was born in Kerala, South India, before moving to New Zealand and then Cairns with his family in 2021.
Mr Paul was the Hospitality Coordinator for the Malayali Association of Cairns (MAC) and a prominent member of his local community. Malayali community.
The MAC executive committee expressed its condolences to his family and promised to support them in any way it could.
The group has already been created a GoFundMe to help support Mr. Paul’s family in the future.
“At this difficult time, we want to support Nithin’s family in any way we can,” the group wrote.
Nithin Paul, 37, died suddenly in Cairns on Sunday, leaving his pregnant wife Dayana and their two children, Charlotte and Louis, without a husband and father.
Mr Paul was the hospitality coordinator for the Malayali Association of Cairns (MAC), whose executive committee pledged to support his surviving family in any way they could.
‘The funds raised will help ease the burden of the family’s immediate and ongoing expenses.
‘Over the past few years, Nithin has worked tirelessly to support our community both personally and as a member of MAC.
‘He was a dedicated and selfless individual who tirelessly donated his time to improve our community through his involvement with MAC.’
MAC President Bindhu Louis said Mr Paul loved giving back to his community.
‘He was a happy man all the time, he was a professional caterer and he made us delicious food,” Ms Louis said. he told the Cairns Post.
“He was an amazing guy who spent most of his life in Cairns serving the community.”
The news of Mr Paul’s death was also shared online by the North Shore Malayali Association, which has extended its “heartfelt condolences” to the family.
The young family had moved to Cairns from New Zealand in 2021.
News of Mr Paul’s death was also shared online by the North Shore Malayali Association, whose president extended his “sincere condolences” to his family.
“It is with deep regret that we inform you of the passing away of Nithin Paul, who had been an active member of our community before leaving for Australia a few years ago,” the statement said.
Mr. Paul had previously been a chef at Royal Caribbean’s chef before setting off to begin his Own catering business, Dum Dum Biryani.
Her parents and brother are now trying to arrange a trip to Australia to be with Ms Paul and her grandchildren.
A funeral date has not yet been set.