Obituary, Dr. ELT De Silva.

 

Pictures above taken one day before his death

Picture taken in 1960

Was a very active batch mate. He married Dr. Merle nee Vincent of the same batch. He got the second Astra-Zenica vaccine at the LRH on Saturday where I met him and took the photos below. He got unsteady on his feet on Sunday and was rushed to NHSL and was dead on admission. Throat swab post mortem was negative and they ruled out Covid infection.

He built a Nursing Home in Avissawella and did GP practice for more than 40 years. He was a well known and popular figure in Avissawella.

Obituary, Dr.H.S.R. Wijemanne

 Please click on the web-link below :-

https://medicalbatchcolombo1960.blogspot.com/2020/10/obituary-dr-wmh-wijemanne.html

Obituary - Dr. Derryck De Silva

Obituary - Dr R D D de Silva (Derryck)

Daily News e paper 5th July 2020
https://www.dailynews.lk/category/obituaries
 
  Obituaries
     The death of Dr. R.D.D. de Silva (Derryck) occurred in Rajagiriya on 4th July 2020. He was the husband to the late Chitra Gunasinghe de Silva and to Dr. Renate Ziegler. He was the father to Dr...

   

 

Another Batchmate leaves - Derryck De Silva is no more

Dear Philip

We want to share the very sad news of the death of another wonderful Batchmate - Derryck who passed away peacefully in the presence of his close family.

This must be shocking news to his close family, his close friends and many of his patients.

Derryck was one of the popular batchmates who was always smiling, loud, full of energy and was always loyal, sociable and ever helpful.

He was my body partner and had remained intimate and friendly with me and many other batch mates over the years.

Few of us kept in touch with him and his family and his beloved wife Renata till his final demise.

He will be sadly missed by his family and all his friends.

We can only share our sincere thoughts with his close family at

this time of their grief and great loss.

We offer our deepest sympathies to Rohitha, Nilmini, Renata and his surviving family.

May he rest in peace.

This is the obituary appeared in the Daily News this morning.( see below).

With sadness

Nana. & N.T. De Silva.

C.S.Nanayakkara

The death of Dr. R.D.D. de Silva (Derryck) occurred in Rajagiriya on 4th July 2020. He was the husband to the late Chitra Gunasinghe de Silva and to Dr. Renate Ziegler. He was the father to Dr. Rohitha de Silva and Dr. Nilmini Nanayakkara, father-in-law to Dr. Sarah Jane Scott de Silva and Mr. Ishara Nanayakkara. Grandfather to Niveyn, Dhanika, Tharen and Nikhil and to Rory & Eva. Cremation will take place on 4th July 2020 at 4 30pm at the General Cemetery, Cortege leaving Respect, Jayaratne Funeral Parlour at 4pm All friends and relations please accept this intimation. No flowers by request.

Charith Sena  Nanayakkara

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CHARITH NANAYAKKARA	12:36 PM (5 hours ago)
Fwd: http://www.dailynews.lk/2020/07/04/obituaries/222336/obituaries Sad to hear about Deryck's passing. A wonderful guybut i guess a blessing in a way having suffered so much. Unfortunately will not be asble to make it to colombo at short notice. May he rest in peace Asoka Inbox x asoka dissanayake 1:54 PM (4 hours ago)

Obituary - K.P. Gunasekera

Another Batcahmate departs us- K.P. Gunasekera is no more

Photo of K P Taken in 1960

Dear Philip/Mana

Just to let you know that K.P. Gunasekera - one of our popular batch mates died peacefully in Panadura, at the residence of his son Dr Susrutha Gunasekera ( consultant paediatrician) in the early hours of this morning(29th June).

Funeral services are planned for 30th Tuesday at Panadura crematorium.

As many of you remember, K.P. was a very popular and a very loyal, sociable and helpful colleague. He was a G.P. practising at Mt. Lavinia. His wife died a couple of years earlier.

He will be missed by his surviving family ( 2 sons Chanaka & Susrutha & their families) and large number of his relatives, friends and patients.

We can only share our sincere thoughts and offer our deepest sympathies to his surviving family.

May he attain the supreme bliss of nibhana 

PS;   Hi Philip/ Mana;  Please share with our batch mates.

Regards

Nana.

Dr. C.S.Nanayakkara

Sent from my I Pad

I have spoken to one of his sons Susrutha.

He tells me that the funeral services are to be held at 5 pm at Mt Lavinia crematorium on Tuesday 30th.

**Also please note Charaka Gunasekera is a consultant paediatrician based at Balapitiya Hospital.

Regards

Nana

C. S.  Nanayakkara

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KP Gunasekara. Inbox x Mana Wedisinghe 10:27 AM (6 hours ago) to Nihal, me Hello Nihal and Philip I managed to track down  K P ' s  son  charaka. He is paediatrician   Balapitiya. His contact number is +94718319200. I have his permission to give this number  to any of our batchmates. Kind regards. Wedi K.P. was my body partner in the second M.B. He was easy to get along with - humble, friendly; he had an “easy-go” attitude towards life. He had a wonderful smile which was infectious. His affable personality won him the post of MSU secretary. In fact, he may have been more interested in the MSU post than his studies as he was not in the dissection room often. Frequently the hour prior to the “Sig” we went over the assigned dissections and he did well. Many years ago while driving through Mt Lavinia, I happened to see his dispensary and dropped in. He was so welcoming; we had a long chat about life abroad and then moved to talking about Russia as his son was about to enter a Russian Medical School. I next met KP at our batch first reunion in Habarana and thereafter lost contact with him. I really regret not staying in touch with him after we had reestablished our friendship. I wish him a pleasant samsaric journey and may he attain ultimate bliss - Nibbana.  Nihal Gooneratne

Obituary, Berty Sebastianpillai

Good bye & Farewell to Another Batchmate - Berty Sebastianpillay- our deepest sympathies

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CHARITH NANAYAKKARA

6:35 PM (14 minutes ago)

In case you have not received this sad news, I want to share our deepest sympathies at the death of another of our batch mates- Berty Sebastianpillai who had passed away couple of days in Darwin.

The death was apparently sudden and unexpected but who was found to have an obstructed bile duct associated jaundice few days prior to his death.

I have not met him for over 40 years but he was a friendly sociable and a helpful batchmate during medical student days. 

Could you please share with our batch mates and could please pass our deepest sympathies to his surviving family.

Regards

Nana

C. S. Nanayakkara

Our Condolences to the family of our  medical college batch-mate. 

May his soul Rest In Peace.

Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote 'Crossing the Bar' in 1889, three years before he died:-

Sunset and evening star,
  And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
  When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
  Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
  Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
  And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
  When I embark;

For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
  The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
  When I have cross’d the bar.

The poem itself is a metaphor for death. 'Crossing the Bar' could be interpreted to mean “crossing the sandbar” out into sea, transitioning from life into death. The Pilot is a symbol for God

If the sandbar is Tennyson's metaphor for the boundary between life and death, then "Crossing the Bar" is all about crossing from life to death. But if you think you're in for a morbid poem, you're in for a surprise instead. This poem is all about accepting and embracing death, rather than fearing the dark unknown.

--

Philip Veerasingam

Kathir Nadanachandran

5:57 AM (3 minutes ago)

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Thanks Philip,

Sorry to hear this. Balakrishnan and I went to Darwin a few years ago and met up with him and his wife.

May his soul rest in Peace.

Nadana and Rathy

  

An Obituary printed in the London* *Times.....Absolutely Dead Brilliant!!*

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email from Sunil Liyanage			Tue, Mar 24, 8:11 PM (8 hours ago)

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: - Knowing when to come in out of the rain; - Why the early bird gets the worm; - Life isn't always fair; - And maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death, -by his parents, Truth and Trust, -by his wife, Discretion, -by his daughter, Responsibility, -and by his son, Reason. He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers; - I Know My Rights - I Want It Now - Someone Else Is To Blame - I'm A Victim - Pay me for Doing Nothing Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing. "May all beings be well and happy"!

Obituary - Viji Ponnambalam

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Obituary - Demise of Viji Ponnambalam

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Nihal Gooneratne

Sun, Jan 27, 11:06 PM (6 hours ago)

to me

Hi Philip:

                I am sorry to inform you Viji who as a result of a stroke, was aphasic and hemiplegic, was in the ICU  a few days ago. She passed away at about 5:00 am New York time on Jan 27^th.

CHARITH NANAYAKKARA	Mon, 28 Jan, 20:20 (9 hours ago)
to Philip, me, M.P.

Hi Philip

I was saddened to hear the death of another batch mate of ours and tried to add a comment on to your blog repeatedly with no success!

I have not met Viji since we qualified in 1965 but I could well recollect her bubbly and majestic walk during the medical college days.

She was friendly, loud and full of smiles and was humble in spite of her famous and well respected father.

I cannot recollect her attending any of the batch reunions but I used to get news about her from our batch mates in USA intermittently.

She would be sadly missed and our list of the survivors from the famous 300 batch gets shorter and shorter.

Please convey our deepest sympathies to her surviving family.

Nana

C.S.Nanayakkara

UK

Charith Sena  Nanayakkara

Samanthi Wijewardne (nee Wedisinghe)- Obituary

 

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Mana Wedisinghe

4:59 AM (1 hour ago)

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13945, Huntwick Drive.

Orlando. FL 32837. USA

Tel. +1 407 812 6335.

Dear friends.

It is with deep sorrow and sadness , that we inform you of the demise of our

beloved daughter , Samanthi Wijewardane.

Having fought a long battle against Ovarian Cancer , with courage and determination she finally

succumbed to it on 10^th November 2018.

Given below is the arrangements made for her final journey.

Address of the Funeral House.

Hunters Creek Family Funeral Care.

No 13001 S. John Young Parkway

Orlando FL 32837.

Viewing                   Saturday 17th Nov.       9.00  AM  to  11.00  AM

                                 Sunday  18th  Nov        8.30  AM    to  10.00  AM

Religious Ceremony ---do--- 10.00 AM to 11.00 AM 

Cremation               Sunday    18th Nov       12.00  Noon.

No Flowers please.

Instead as per Samanthi's wishes , please make donations to,

https://www.gofundme.com/in-memory-of-samanthi-wijewardane

Mana & Piyaseeli Wedisinghe.

Percy De Silva - Obituary

Sad news - Another Batchmate leaves-

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Charith Nanayakkara

Mon, Oct 15, 8:23 PM (2 days ago)

to me, M.P., M.G.S

Hi Philip

Just to let you know that Percy De Silva died few days ago after a brief illness.

Percy entered with us but qualified few months after us.

He qualified as an obstetrician and worked mainly overseas ( Saudi Arabia & later in Malta). He is survived by his wife Wasanthi, His son is a ENT consultant at J.R. Hospital in Oxford and his daughter is married to a local GP.

He was domiciled in uk and I had met him few times in uk and I spoke last with him in June this year to check if he would join us at our Reunion.

He was quiet but a very sincere colleague and was always smiling.

I spoke with his wife and got these details which she is agreeable for us to share with our batch mates.

The funeral will be held on Friday 2nd November at The Friary church of St Francis and St Anthony,  Haslett Avenue West, Crawley RH10 1HR at 12.00 followed by a service at the Surrey and Sussex Crematorium, Balcombe road, Crawley RH10 3NQ at 13.30.

Please share with our batch mates.

Regards

Nana

C.S.Nayakkara

Obituary - Demise of our Batchmate Durumila Gunawardena

Manasara Wedisinghe			9:48 PM (6 hours ago)

Dear All. It  is  my  sad  and sorrowful  duty ,  to inform  you  of  the passing  away  of  our  dear  friend   Durumila Gunawardena. The  news  was  passed  on to me  by   Udula Pathirana. Details  of  the  funeral  arrangements   are  not  known. Philip  :   please  put  this  notice  on  the  Blog. Mana Wedisinghe Asoka Jayaweera 10:07 PM (6 hours ago)

Thank you for notice. I had planned to visit her again when I was there for the re-union but elected not to when I heard about the decision her family and doctors / caretakers, had made because of her incurable and progressive neurological condition. Maybe I was a coward but I did not know how to react with her with this information. May she attain sumsara !

Duru's funeral

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Udula Pathirana			12:23 AM (3 hours ago)

to me Dear Philip,  Further to Wedi's message to you, I was told by Duru's husband that the funeral will be in Sunday in Kanatta. I didn't ask the time as I am in UK and cannot attend. But if you ring her home, 0112697188 you will be able to get the details from someone there.  Hope you are well. Take care. Regards Udula