The Dagoba - Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka.

The Dagoba with a history of more than 2000 years.

Discarded flower offerings awaiting disposal.

Dinner at Nalini's

A dinner at Nalini's. See how the batch-mates have aged gracefully. Males in the picture - Daya Rodrigo, Tissa Rathnayake and Francis Pitigala.

Siri Nannayakkara - Web-site

http://www.sirinanayakkara.com/

Hi Philip

This website is a tribute to Siri

Our colleagues in the 1960 year, may be interested to look at some photographs or send a message to the family

Sankaranarayana - Wedding of the second son.

Hi Batch-mates,

I went to Ussapitiya on the Mawanella - Aranayaka road to attend the wedding of the second son of Sankaranarayana, our batch mate. Please look at the attached pictures. Sankar and his wife are in the first picture. Sankar's elder son, Sankar, the bridegroom, and the bride are in the second picture.

Philip

email received

From: kasilingam saravanamuttu <saravanamuttu@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Subject: sankar
To: Philip Veerasingam <philipv203@gmail.com>

Hello Philip,

It was good of you to have attended Sankars wedding.He looks well.I remember his eldest being delivered at GH,Batti by Sinnathamby the Gen Surgeon as the VOG was off. The foetus was in distress and Sinna delivered the baby with one incision going through the abdominal wall as well as the uterus!. It probably holds the record for the fastest CS still. Mallika was transferred from Pottuvil where sankar was the Medical Officer in charge.I met him briefly at our reunion, but he left early and I could not have a good chat with him.If you happen to have his em address or tel no:

can I have them please.

Sara

Hello Sara,

Sankar has no email address. He is computer illiterate. His Telephone No is 0332224301. He is working as Director in a private nursing home at Chilaw and comes home only on week ends. Mallika is always at home in Bandarawaththe, Gampaha.

Philip

Obituary - Dr. Siri Nannayakkara

Hi All

This is to inform you that our batch mate Siri Nanayakkara passed away following a breif illness on saturday 21/01/12 in Gisbourne New Zealand

Please circulate this information among our batch mates

Tony Preena

Dear Philip,

As I wrote to you a few days ago, Siri Nanayakkara passed away on 21^st January. Below is the notice being sent to New Zealand papers

Many will remember him for his good humoured pranks, particularly in the Block. My late wife Bella had been at the receiving end on many occasions.

I recall (though I don’t know how, through all that arrack) Siri and I had great fun doing a double-act at the Law Medical for three years

Individuals will carry different, but happy memories.

Siri was a single-handed GP in Gisborne, New Zealand and retired only an year or so ago. He was a dedicated family man

The home address is: 47 Hillview Terrace, Gisborne, New Zealand

Daughter’s emails: samvanhouts@gmail.com jeroen@vanhouts.com

Regards

Sunil

From: Samanthi van Houts [mailto:samvanhouts@gmail.com]
Sent: 23 January 2012 00:22
To: sunilpl@btconnect.com

Hi Uncle,

As discussed with Aunty here is the obituary we have sent in the NZ paper:

Nanayakkara, Kusuma Siri most loving and devoted husband of Swinitha; adored father of Dharsh, Shewanthi, Sam, Nic, Jeroen, + Jarod; much loved Seeya to Luke, Anneke, Elizabeth, Sebastian, and Mariella. Surrounded by his family peacefully walked with God & his angels as the sun rose on Saturday January 21st 2012. You will always be our darling. We are so lucky to have had you in our lives. We will always love and adore you.

Thank you for the emails and lovely poem, I havent read this yet, as I wanted to send the above to you without any further delay.

Thank you again uncle.

Popular songs of the 1960s

Nina and Frederic – Popular songs of the 1960s - Please click on each weblink.

Counting colors in the rainbow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t57kIFOVnho

Banana boat song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0b9TVIEecA

Nina and Morecombe and Wise trying to sing the Banana boat song/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJNZjqkzFaI

Listen to the ocean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXeGhIJWG5I

Jamaican farewell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTJD7CVfjHs

Where have all the flowers gone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxZxqs0vDVQ

Come back Lyza

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR2zpaqIuTo

Sucu Sucu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8UnvfsgBfg

Obituary - Dr.G.Gunathilake

Hi Philip

It is likely that some of our batch mates may already have heard the sad news of the death of one of our batch mates- Dr G. Gunatillaka who passed away peacefully at home in Wadduwa, Sri Lanka.

Some of you may remember him and would have kept in touch with him as he was a popular GP practising in Wadduwa.

He was quiet but a sincere friend.

He was a 'Jewakite'- hosteller at Jeewaka Buddhist Medical Students hostel.

In December 2011, a group photograph was taken with him and few of his hotel mates at a wedding in Colombo.
I got these details( his obituary and a copy of the group photo) from a friend of mine.
Please share these details with our batch mates.

May he attain the eternal bliss of NIbbhana.

Regards

Nana

C.S.Nanayakkara
sena nanayakkara


GANGABODAGE - DR GUNATHILAKE (MBBS) Beloved husband of Chandra, father of Ishani and Dr Matheesha Gunathilake (UK), father-in-law of Avanthi and grandfather of Baby Saamya, brother of G. Wijedasa, G Wimalasiri, G. Jayasiri, G. Jayasena and G. Rathnapala, expired. Cortege leaves residence. No. 39, Moronthuduwa Road, Wadduwa at 4.30 p.m. Cremation at Pothupitiya, Waskaduwa at 5.00 p.m. on Sunday 8th January.