1960 Medical batch, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

to Pearl, me, Ranjini, Daya, lawrenceratnam, Sidney, Udula, Colvin, Kirthi, Raja, Carlileqc, Kamalini, Vasanthi, Buddy, Sunil, Chitra, sugi, Shanthi, Asoka, Duru, “Devi, Derrwik, Chandran, Anikapota, Andrew

A very fitting tribute to a fond farewell.
Ras was a wonderful colleague indeed.

Ras would have been watching the entire proceedings with a radiant smile and I could hear his words'-thank you machan' .
The 6 batch reps look so smart & youthful.
We can only share our sincere thoughts.
May both of them Rest in Peace.

Regards

Nana

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On 14 Jul 2017, at 09:33, Pearl <pearl.hetti@sky.com> wrote:
Dear All,
Sidney & I attended Ras’s funeral today. The Hindu ceremony was conducted in the morning & the crematorium service was at 1pm. It really was a reverent & fond farewell to Ras. There were well over 150 people & the service was conducted by Betty’s brother the local Catholic vicar. Sati Ariyanayagam gave an appreciation on Ras which was delivered with reverence & gratitude. Rachel form the UK Sri Lanka Trauma Group also gave an appreciation of all that Ras had done over many decades to bring peace & solace to the many of our fellow country men & women through the years of conflict & strife in our motherland.
As many of you know by now Betty died a few weeks ago & the funeral was held on 13th June. Ras went missing a few days after Betty’s death & was found in the local Park. The cause of death was natural causes. Betty’s 2 sons Shaemus & Shaun had to mange the funeral of their Mother & Ras's within a few weeks of each other. Rasieka Jayatunge had been a great support to them.The SLMDA were there in full force & organised the wake at the church hall where Betty’s brother worked. It was a delicious cooked lunch which was shared by 150 or so.
From our batch there were 6 of us in all. Anula had worked closely with Ras on the UK Sri Lanka Trauma group & had attended Betty’s funeral too. We were able to capture our group in this group photo & were able to share some time together.
For Sidney & I Ras has always been a good friend. In all our meetings, Conferences in the UK or abroad & social events he & Betty were good fun, excellent company & always willing to help the events run smoothly & successfully. It is sad that both of them passed away within a few days of each other but that may also tell us something about their bond & love. May they both rest in peace. They were lovely people. I was able to speak to both Sons as I had met them many years ago as little boys accompanying Ras & Betty. The fund set up is still open and contributions are welcome. Punchi & Sati are managing it.
Hope you are well & look forward to our reunion next year.
Love & Best Wishes
Sidney & Pearl
Philip, Please forward to others as I am sending to addresses I had!!

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Odds and ends

Godawaya, Sri Lanka - ancient ship wreck
1. http://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/156301/DIMUCCI-THESIS-2015.pdf?sequence=1

2. http://drs.nio.org/drs/bitstream/handle/2264/4525/J_Mari_Arch_9_41a.pdf?sequence=1

Water intake
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-4617270/How-water-REALLY-drink-day-revealed.html

Chopsticks - https://youtu.be/ZBlxd8vna5A

https://youtu.be/JyevVQ1Dubc

Dam busters

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4632832/Unseen-photos-Dambusters-heroes.html

Pahan Thiya - https://youtu.be/Ztp0bDelWW4

Lyrics - https://youtu.be/Zy833qy1_V8