HB JAYASEKERA -FROM HIS SON NARLAKA ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
Having gone through thaththi’s photos, memorabilia and with corroboration with ammi the foll:
School- Ananda college athletics team of 1958 sir John Tarbat Challenge Cup winning team at the Public Schools’ Athletics Championship (mates including Rohan Daluwatte, Vijitha Wijesekera and Rohan Amarasinghe- who continued to be close life time friends, coached by Mr KLF Wijedasa)Represented Uni of Colombo basketball, shot-put, discuss and Javelin.
He won the national championships at Shot-put.
He continued in his later years as a veteran athlete representing SL for International competitions Australia, Asia.
As an old boy and as an engineer he was involved closely in the construction of Ananda college Swimming pool with Dr HS Perera.
He was a keen horticulturalist and frequent
exhibitor with forte for hanging exotic ferns and endemic
orchids winning number of awards at regional horticultural exhibitions.
He devoted much of his expertise and time in construction of many places of religious significance ( kothmale maha seya, Kataragama Bhodi Prakaraya and upper Meethirigala Aaranyaya)
He was a great traveller and drove overland from UK to SL with family in a VW caravanette in 1976. His passion for travel never left him.
Web-links for the postings on the late H B Jayasekera
1. His son Narlaka’s email
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1517954599451942045/1363644756966563463
2. Photos of his athletics career
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1517954599451942045/5409978656294402756
3. The Obituary and summary of his achievements
https://medicalbatchcolombo1960.blogspot.com/2022/03/obituary-h-b-jayasekara-husband-of-dr.html
The blog-site where the above is posted
https://medicalbatchcolombo1960.blogspot.com/
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