Emmanuel Candappa (also known as E.C.T. and Manny), husband of late Yvonne (nee Cooray), father of Orion, Chrismarie, Dishan, and Nimmi, father-in-law of Fiona and Ralph, grandfather of Ronan, Chantelle, Carissa, Hannah and Sophie, and brother of Prudence passed away recently in Melbourne, Australia. His funeral took place at St John Vianney’s, 23 Police Road, Mulgrave on 14 July 2017.
Emmanuel Candappa was a celebrated figure who wielded his pen as newspaperman and broadcaster, among other talents for almost seven decades. Beginning with a stint at Lake House, where he worked for several decades, becoming a popular and prolific writer, he migrated to Australia in 1987 with his wife Yvonne and four children where he worked as a writer and editor.