Kamala Ediriweera nee Meththananda expired today 3rd August 2017, in the morning. Funeral tomorrow at 10 am at Thalhena Cemetery, Malabe.
Kamala was a resident at 'Sixty Plus' Elders Home run by the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress at Pittugala on the Malabe - Kaduwela road.
They had donated a building in Memory of their father, Mr.L.H. Meththananda, former Principal Ananda College, Colombo, to the 'Sixty Plus' Elders Home at Pittugala.
May she attain the supreme bliss of Nibbana.
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Charith Nanayakkara commented on your blog post
Another of our lovely batch mates has departed. Our deepest sympathies and heart felt condolences Nana C.S.Nanayakkara
Obituary - Kamala Ediriweera nee Meththananda
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Dr Kamaladevi Ediriwira ( nee Mettananda). An appreciation.
News of the demise of Kamaladevi Ediriwira , on 3rd August 2017 , did not come as a surprise to many of us , as we knew that she had been bearing for well over ten years , with fortitude and courage , a chronic degenerative disorder , devotedly assisted , and constantly looked after by her beloved husband , Tilak .
Despite her physical disabilities , she never failed to attend our Medical Batch meetings , always accompanied by Tilak , until 2011. We appreciate that very much.
Kamala , as she was popularly known, was one of the last girls to enter the University of Ceylon , Colombo in the Medical stream from Ananda College , Colombo .
Having graduated from Colombo Medical School, she worked at General Hospital , Galle , in 1966 as an Interne Medical Officer.
Thereafter , she worked at Colombo South Hospital , Colombo General Hospital , and General Hospital ,Kalutara until 1975.
In 1975 she left for Post Graduate education in Anaesthesiology in London , where she remained till 1981.
After she returned to Sri Lanka , she worked at the Asiri Hospital ,Colombo , mainly in the out patient department, from 1987 to 1998.
She was the University Medical Officer of the Open University Nugegoda from 2000 to 2006.
Her colleagues describe her as a very friendly person , calm and collected , who always had a kind word for them.
Besides her medical duties , she took a keen interest in the activities of the All Ceylon Womens Buddhist Congress (ACWBC), functioning there as a Committee Member, from 1986 to 2006 ,and also in the organization known as SUCCESS , around the same period.
She married Mr Tilak Ediriwira , in 1971.
Last few years of her life , was spent, along with Tilak , at a facility , run by the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC), at Pittugala , Kaduwela. . Within that compound , they built a large complex of twelve rooms , at a cost of an enormous amount of money , using the proceeds of sale of their house in Colombo. The beautiful structure they built was donated to the ACBC , in memory of her father, late Mr L.H.Mettananda , for the purpose of using it as a hostel for the elderly.
Lately , they occupied a room of this building until her demise..
We wish that her journey through Sansara be short, and may she attain the supreme bliss of Nibbana.
Piyaseeli and Mana Wedisinghe.
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Sad to hear of the loss of another lovely batchmate.Our deepest sympathies to her devoted husband. May she attain nibbana.
Chitra and GU.
