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9:48 PM (6
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 Dear
  All. 
It 
  is  my  sad  and sorrowful  duty ,  to inform 
  you  of  the passing  away  of  our  dear 
  friend   Durumila Gunawardena.  
The 
  news  was  passed  on to me  by   Udula
  Pathirana. 
Details 
  of  the  funeral  arrangements   are  not 
  known. 
Philip 
  :   please  put  this  notice  on 
  the  Blog. 
Mana
  Wedisinghe 
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Thank you for notice. I had planned to
  visit her again when I was there for the re-union but elected not to when I
  heard about the decision her family and doctors / caretakers, had made
  because of her incurable and progressive neurological condition. Maybe I was
  a coward but I did not know how to react with her with this information. May
  she attain sumsara ! | 
Duru's funeral
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12:23 AM
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Dear
  Philip,  
Further to
  Wedi's message to you, I was told by Duru's husband that the funeral will be
  in Sunday in Kanatta. I didn't ask the time as I am in UK and cannot attend.
  But if you ring her home, 0112697188 you will be able to get the details from
  someone there.  
Hope you
  are well. Take care. 
Regards 
Udula | 
 

 
Duru was a wonderful batch mate and an active participant and a very efficient member of the organising comm over last few occasions when we had our batch ReUnions in Sri Lanka.
ReplyDeleteIn spite of her severe physical disabilities she had to put up with over many years, she remained amazingly strong mentally. She had 24 hour care till her demise, and her loving family was so caring and fully devoted to all her needs to keep her comfortable.
Sarojini and I last met her and Kumar in February 2018 when we chatted( her using the iPad as she could not get any voice effectively) for quite at length reminiscing our medical college days.
She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and batch mates.
We can offer our deepest sympathies and only share our sincere thoughts with the surviving family at this time of their great loss and severe grief.
May she attain the ever.obing bliss of Nibbhana .
Nana
C.S.Nanayakkara