"
time, she flies with the wind,
like an eagle soaring up to the sky;
we wait and watch, never rescind
our time will surely be up, so nigh."
1.
RGA de Silva
2.
Thusitha
Cooray (RPS
Class of 1953)
3.
Mahinda Jayasinghe
(RPS Class of 1953)
4.
Punyasiri
Kiriella
(RPS Class of 1953)
5.
Wilhelm Koch (RPS Class of 1953) - Wilhem passed away,
under tragic circumstances, in the early 80s
soon after a good promotion in the
pharmaceuticals sales field - caught under the
boat which capsized during a casual boat ride
during the course of his training in Brisbane,
Australia
6.
Mohamed Jezli
Hussain (RPS Class of 1953) - died in
Sri Lanka
7.
S Selliah
8.
Mohamed Nizam
Jaimon -
Athlete (relay) and formidable wing three
quarter at Rugby Football. Major in the
Sri Lanka Army. Was afflicted with Parkinson's
disease and died in Sri Lanka
9.
Rohan M Perera
- Was employed at the French Embassy in
Colombo as the Press Officer. Died in Sri
Lanka. Died of Cancer in 1999. Was the
inaugural President of the '59 Group for
several years during which he rallied round
the old chas to
come together and initiate the coveted Library
Project for the school which is still on-going
successfully.
10.
R S Ramlal Gunewardene (RPS
Class of 1953) - Athlete and Rugby Football
player. Was attached to the Sri Lanka CID and
assigned to the Human Rights Commission
on Bosnia-Hercegovina at the Hague. Died in
Switzerland in 1999 after a bout of
Malarial
fever on his return to his work station from
Sri Lanka after a short holiday at Yala.
11.
Radhan Rajaratnam -
Passed away in 1999 having suffered poisoning.
12.
D Mahinda Jayasinghe
- Passed away in 1999 after a bout of
Cirrhosis of the Liver
13.
Naween Rajapakse (RPS
Class of 1953) - Passed away in December
2000.
Naveen
(Kunni,
affectionately to all of us) was a most friendly , relaxed
guy. Fne baila singer with a
long list of them which had got indelibly
committed to a clear memory. He and
Panna Gooneratne
would stand at a piano or with a band and go
on for hours. Naveen, who was trained in
accountancy at Cecil Arsecularatne
& Company, and qualified as a Chartered Acountant, started his
working life as Finance Manager at Pegassus Reef hotel.
He quickly matured into hotel directorships
with Mercantile Investments, and was
responsible for the building and running of
its many hotels. He was
working on the sixth one when he was sadly
grabbed from us. The first and most
well-known hotel of his, at which he arranged
for his batchmates
of the 59 group to meet for a weekend in mid
1998, was Tangerine in Kalutara.
Naveen
was a very vocal figure at the Roy-Thos of the
sixties. Indefatigably on his feet with
a blue & gold wrapped round his meagre
frame. Cheering and generally batting
until he was hoarse and dumb. But next
day, he was fresh as a daisy for day
two. A glutton for delightful punishment
if ever there was one. After lectures at the
accountancy institute, he would waste no time
in getting home, and completing what
study-related tasks he had. One day I
delayed him by tempting him for a cup of tea
at the cafe there. He wasn't a happy
boy: "fanatic, maniac,.." were some of the
words I copped.
My
wife and I were on the second day of our
honeymoon at Pegasus Reef. The phone rings -
too early in the a.m. !
Kawda?
Kunni. We
are invited to the executive suite for brekkie.
And I was surprised as I hadn't known Kunni was there, let
alone having informed him.
He had spied the old name from the daily guest
list and taken the initiative. A few
nights later he was at the Home Coming and
never left the side of the pianist until the
wee hours.
His
great love in recent years was tutoring his
daughter in the same line as he followed -
accounts. His dear wife Ayanthi and the girl
live down Frankfurt Place, Wellawatte, where
another very fond and active 59ner lives - Nihal Canagasabey, with wife
Therese and their two boys. Skandakumar has also
moved into the same street in recent
times.
Very
sadly surgical misadventure during a silly
bile duct operation left him bleeding and thus
caused the loss of an enormously promising and
productive life. It was not cirrhosis as
many surmised because Naveen was given to
having a good time at gatherings, and that
with or without the stuff that cheers.
14.
Aubrey Norman Willis - (RPS Class of
'53) Was with the Class of 1953-58 at RPS.
Passed away in UK on May 7 2002. Obituary
appeared in Sunday Observer of May 19 2002 as
follows:-
Obit:
WILLIS
AUBREY NORMAN
Dearly beloved husband of Joyce (UK),
much loved father of Sharon and Mervyn (UK),
loving son of late Sydney and Iris Willis,
caring brother of late Tyrone and of Darrel,
June, Russel, Orvyl,
Arlene and Tyrell (All of UK), passed away in
London on 7th May, 2002. Funeral will take
place on Tuesday 21st May at Beckenhan Cemetery,
South London. 3A, Sherborne
Road, Sutton, London, SM 3 9QA (London papers
please copy).
15.
CJL Wijeratne
16.
HASSW Bamunawela:
2002, Passed away in Sri Lanka after a long
illness caused by a brain tumor.
17.
Iqbal Najumudeen
(RPS Class of 1953) – 2004 Passed away in Sri
Lanka
18.
Jeeva Satchithananthan
- 2005, Passed away after a long illness
19.
P Chandrakanthan.
2005, Passed away in Canada
20.
Sarath Ambepitiya -
2005, Assasinated
by gangsters in Colombo when dealing with a
massive drugs case as Justice
21.
Rama Sellamuttu
(RPS Class of 1953) - 2008. Passed away in
Sydney Australia - June 2008 after a prolonged
illness for almost 10 years.
22.
Priyanath
Dias – 2009 Dec – Passed away in his
sleep at his home in Panadura
after having enjoyed a great hopper dinner
with his family the previous night.
23.
S L Gunasekera
– Jan 14 2010 – Passed away in Colombo, Sri
Lanka
24.
Sunil Abeysundera
– Apr 12 2010 – Passed away in the UK
From:
sue
To:
4s7cf@sltnet.lk
Sent:
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:34 AM
Subject:
Demise of Bill
I
wish to inform you with a sense of sadness of
the demise of my husband Dr. Bill Benson
[Sunil Abeysundera].
He passed away recently(
12 th
April) and was cremated at a private ceremony
according to his wishes.
Prior
to his passing he provided me with a list of
those he wished me to inform via email.
If
you know of any others who may wish to know of
Bill's passing please inform them.
Some
of you may have known him as "NibiruET" on the
Internet forums he participated in. If so
kindly notify the membership, particularly the
"PCLOS Backroom Forum" members.
Sincerely
Sue
Benson
25.
Robert Shanthikumar
Daniel – Sep 7 2010 – Passed away in
Melbourne, Australia
obit:
Obit:
DANIEL - ROBERT SHANTIKUMAR
Passed
away peacefully on Tuesday Seventh September
2010 surrounded by his loving family in
Melbourne, Australia. Beloved husband of
Beatrice Ranji Daniel,
cherished and adored father of Sharon and
Anne, father-in-law to Wilhelm and Richard and
loving grandfather to Michael, Kayne and Ave.
Viewing Service will be held on Thursday 9th
September, 7.00 p.m. at John Allison Monk
House, Melbourne, Australia. Funeral Service
will be held on Friday 10th September, 2.00
p.m. at All Saints Anglican Church, Melbourne
Australia. Telephone: 0061-3-88027765.
26.
Alvapillai
Senthilkumaran
(RPS Class of 1953) – Jan 10 2011, Sydney
27.
Ananda Dias Amarawardena
– Nov 4 2011, Sri Lanka
Obit:
AMARAWARDENA - ANANDA DIAS Beloved
husband of Roshi
(nee Henricus),
loving father of Sampath
& Vasana,
father-in-law of Gihani
& Anuruddha,
grandfather of Amandhi
& Asel, son
of late Lieut. Colonel Dr
D.D. Amarawardena
& late Mrs
Soma Amarawardena,
brother of Vinitha
Gammanpila & Chandana,
brother-in-law of Hemasiri,
Sarojini, Nelu, Rita, late Anton
& late Philip, expired on 04-11-2011 in
Kuwait. Cremation on 13th November at General
Cemetery, Mahiyawa,
Kandy (3.30 p.m.) 161, Dutugemunu
Mw, Watapuluwa,
Kandy. Sampath -
0777433470.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/11/12/main_Obituaries.asp
28.
Prasantha
Dias Abeygunawardena
- Jan 24 2012
Obit:
DIAS ABEYGUNAWARDENE, PRASANTHA NIMAL (ex
Deputy Director SACEP) - Loving son of late
Norman & Daisee
Dias Abeygunawardene,
precious son-in-law of late Ernest & Ruby
Muthuvaloe,
beloved husband of Subashini,
darling father of Sulakshana,
brother of Dushyantha
(Dinko),
brother-in-law of Mano, Emmanuel & Jo, Kamalini &
Freddie, grandfather of Aevahn,
Ayrron & Syesha &
father-in-law of Elmo Anthony. Cortege leaves
residence No. 09, International Buddhist
Centre (IBC) Road, Colombo 6 at 4.30 p.m.
on Thursday 26th January for Burial at Kanatte Borella (Roman
Catholic Section).
023680
29.
ATHULA SENANAYAKE, Dec 11 2013, Himagama, Sri Lanka.
Funeral Sat Dec 14 2013
30.
K P G FERNANDO, July 23 2014, Sri
Lanka. Funeral Sat July 26 2014 at Malabe
Obit:
FERNANDO - K.P.G.
(retired DFCC Bank). Husband of Lakshmi
Fernando nee Edirisinghe,
father of Dr. Damayanthie
(Barberyn Ayurveda
Resort), Chamath
(Attorney-at-law), expired. Cortege leaves
residence No. 520/1, Susilarama
Road, Malabe,on
Saturday 26th July at 4 p.m. for cremation at
Thalahena Cemetery
at 5 p.m. - Daily News July 25 2014
31.
S W Athukorale,
Dec 9 2014
32.
Bandu Kulathunga, Mar
12 2015 in Australia [reported by Jeremy
Perera]
33.
Sydney K Goonesekere,
Sep 28 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka
34.
Gamini
de Silva (KETTY), Oct 12 2015, Colombo,
Sri Lanka
35.
H P Kariyawasam
(KARI), Mar 16, 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka
36.
Suren Chitty, Jan 6 2017
37.
Asoka Waranasuriya,
May 21, 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka
38.
L Lathpandura,
Passed away in USA in 2015. Information only
received now
39.
Ranjan Madanayake,
Passed away in Colombo on Dec 30, 2017
40.
Mahadeva
Balakumaran,
Passed away in London June 2, 2019
41.
Vishwa Vedage, Passed
away in London, June 4, 2019
42.
Ananda Mallikarachchi,
Passed away in Kalutara,
Sri Lanka on Dec 4, 2019
43.
Nihal Abeyasena,
Passed away in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan 23,
2020
44.
D E R Hapuarachchi
(Hapu) – Passed
away on Dec 9, 2020 in Colombo
45.
Shirzad T Aziez (Susu) – Passed away on
Mar 24, 2021 in Colombo
46.
Russell Geddes – Jan 18 2022 Australia
47.
S Rathnathicam
– Feb 4 2022 California, USA
48.
M Ranjan Perera – Feb 7
2022 Colombo, Sri Lanka
49.
NM (Nandadeva Mahinda)
Fernando – July 14, 2022, Colombo, Sri
Lanka
50.
GEC Jebanesan (Jebba)
– Aug 23 2022, Australia
51.
Tuan Arif Kitchil – Jan
17 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka
52.
Mazher FazleAli
– Jan 21 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka
53.
Tissa Jayaweera
– May 9 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka
54.
Geethapriya
Salgado
– May 14 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka
55.
William Solomons
–
2023, Australia
56.
R Srikantha –
date of and place of demise unknown
57.
MBM Naizer -
Nuwara Eliya, Tue Dec 26 2023
58.
Dr M Satchithananthan -
London, Fri Feb 16 2024
59. Nande Palihakkara -
Colombo, Sri Lanka Thu Jun 27 2024