Debabrata {Deba} Patnaik

Debabrata (Deba) Patnaik, of Olney, Maryland passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2009.

Deba was born in Cuttack, Orissa to Gopal Chandra Patnaik and Annapurna Devi on May 5, 1957.

He went to college at Samant Chandra Shekhar College and then completed his Masters in Physics at Utkal University (BBSR campus). Deba attended the Masters program in Computer Applications at the prestigious Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

It is during this period that Deba also met the love of his life Jantipa. Deba and Jantipa completed their masters degrees at the University of Maryland and were later married in 1987. Deba started his career at the World Bank Group in January 1989 with the International Economics Department. He joined the Information Solutions Vice Presidency in March 1991 where he managed the successful migration of the Bank's financial systems to SAP. In June 2004, he was promoted to Manager, Enterprise Computing Services. In July 2007, he became the manager of the Email and Collaboration Portals Team and continued in this role until his untimely death. Deba received numerous professional awards including the ISG CIO's Award.

Above all, Deba was a devoted father and spouse who strived to ensure the care of his loved ones. In addition to his extraordinary commitment to his family, Deba was actively involved in supporting children with special needs in his community. He was on the board of Community Support for Autistic Adults and Children and was a member of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Support Group for the families of World Bank Group and IMF staff.

Deba is survived by his wife of 22 years, Jantipa Patnaik; son, Arvin Patnaik; daughters Alisa Patnaik and Anna Patnaik; father, Gopal Chandra Patnaik; brothers Deepak Pattanaik and Priyabrata Patnaik.

Visitation: See above information

Services: Funeral services will be held 2:00 - 4:00 pm on November 27, 2009 at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Md. 21702