Obituary notice - Dr Cecil Saverimuttu passed away on 25th January 2023 at the age of 81.
I have some more information on Cecil.
I am grateful to Sanath de Tissera, a close friend of Cecil, for the
information and to Nihal (ND) for the photograph. When you read this, you will
realise what a special person he was. Our Batch has many exceptional people, and I am very fortunate to belong to our 62’ Batch.
Sanath sent me this
Hi Speedy
I am happy to give you some
information regarding our dear friend Cecil who passed away on the 25 January
in Hospital. We managed to see him a few minutes before, and he was struggling to
breathe
Cecil was diagnosed with lung cancer
with multiple secondaries and had 3 lots of chemotherapy. He was 81years old
Like you, I had no contact with him
after we qualified till the family migrated to Perth in the 1980’sWe have been
very close since and travelled extensively overseas as our travelling companions. He was a confident
fellow with a keen sense of humour introducing himself to strangers and
striking up a conversation Once he was dressed in shorts and a cowboy hat with
sunglasses mimicking Ned Kelley (our local Robin Hood) talking to people on the
street causing a sensation
Cecil was a kindly soul, always
available to the SL community whom he treated without out-of-pocket expenses. This included the Sinhalese monks at the local temple though being a staunch
Catholic himself. He would advise patients to try cardboard soup when they
challenged him with alternative medicine
His marriage over many decades was to
Shiranthi, a lawyer also practising in Perth They have two sons and two grandsons who are going to miss “poppy”
May he be happy and well wherever he
is reborn
Trust you are in good health
Sanath.
The following, too, came from Sanath
through a website for Funerals.
Into God's arms on the 25.01.2023 surrounded by family. Loving and devoted Husband of Shiranthi. Dearly loved Father of Ajanth and Iandra. Cherished Father-in-law of Angela. Treasured Poppy to Arijana, Xavier and Asher. The eldest Brother to Raj, Prince, Selva, Kenneth, Judy (dec) Jacinth and Max.
A kind, loving, humble and selfless man who devoted his entire life to serving others. Thank you for being a loving and amazing Husband and Father. God bless you. We will miss you always.
The Funeral Mass for Dr Cecil Saverimutto of Kardinya will be Celebrated at St Thomas More Catholic Church, Corner Dean Road and Marsengo Road, Bateman, commencing at 1:45pm on WEDNESDAY (08.02.2023). The Cortege will leave the church at the conclusion of Mass and arrive at the main entrance of FREMANTLE Cemetery, Carrington Street, Palmyra at 3:45pm for a Burial Service
Sanath (de Tissera)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the stories of your good friend. We were mere "podians" when we were in medical college, with our noses buried in books. Some of us kept a very low profile. It is lovely to learn about the kinds of people our friends became when they blossomed later in life. Thank you for writing about his life in Perth. As Mahen said our batch produced some exceptional people!
Please convey my sympathies to his family. May Cecil Rest in Peace.
Good to see you on the Blog Srianee. Although we know of change and ageing, it is still a shock to the system to see the photograph of a person taken over 40 years apart. No wonder there is so much debate about "self" and "soul" and so forth! - mind-body,soul-body or nobody! Never mind!
ReplyDeleteIf you are searching for more information about him, please use Saverimutto and not Saverimuttu as this is the spelling he used
ReplyDeleteThank you Sanath and Speedy for sharing the sad news of our dear batchmate Savarimuttu. I remember him as a gentle , friendly soul. So sorry that I had lost touch with him after graduation. Pray for comfort and strength for his family. May they be comforted in the sure knowledge that their precious loved one is safe with Jesus... No more pain no more tears or suffering. May he Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory . Good bye my friend till we meet one day beyond the sunset
ReplyDeleteThank you Sanath and Mahen for sharing the sad news. I too had no contact with him after we qualified. Remember him as a very gentle and kind person. Good to know about the good time you were able to have with him and his good will.
ReplyDeleteThe photo you included bring him back to memory in a very striking manner. Thank you.
May he rest in peace.