GEMS FROM THE PAST- 40th Anniversary Reunion Souvenir

GEMS FROM THE PAST- 2007 Reunion Souvenir

Suri referred to the 40th Anniversary Reunion of the Graduating Class of 1967 souvenir, a treasure trove. I am fortunate enough to have a copy and I am publishing some pages from it. It is 65 pages long, and I had to be selective, and just give you a flavour. We owe a lot to "Con" Bala for masterminding the production of the souvenir.

The Reunion was held at the Cinnamon Lodge, Habarana.

I have shown the cover,  message from the Organising committee ( Priya, Pram, Suri, Sriani, Punsiri, Ganesh, HN and Swyrie- sadly five of them have since departed), and a few selected pages.

The rogues gallery is a special feature, thanks to Sanath Lama. I have shown one page. Each page has four photos.

RITA SILVA (Alwis) passes away

RITA SILVA (Alwis) passes away

Just received the sad news of another Batchmate passing away from Suri. 

Rita apparently passed away in November 2024. She has not kept in touch with many people, and I am trying to get more details. If anybody has more information, please send it to me so I can update this post. I think she was a Paediatrician.

The photograph is from the sig book collection. 

She was a quiet but bright girl and did very well in the 3rd MBBS and the Final, where I think she topped the batch.

Rita was married to Sam de Alwis, a Manager at the People's Bank. He died some years ago. They had no children.

Rita was a Paediatrician, and her last Station was Gampaha.

She was very involved in Social Service. Her passion was breeding Dogs. She had Dobermans and Labradors. She was a keen member of the Kennel Club and has won several gold medals at their annual Dog shows.

May she Rest in Peace.

The passed away toll is now 61.