Farewell, Sisila Rathnayake

It was so unfortunate that my friend Sisila Rathnayake passed away at a young age of 42 years.

He was a fearless ruggerite and a great basketball player representing his alma mater Royal College, Colombo 7 during early eighties. He won college colours for both sports. He captained the college senior basketball team in 1981 and represented the Sri Lanka Schools basketball team at the Senior National the same year.

After leaving college, he found employment in the mercantile sector and met his wife in Kurunegala whilst employed in the Kurunegala district. 'Sisi' as we used to call him, was a very loving husband to his wife Chithrani and a dutiful and caring father to his two sons Livith and Senel.

His untimely death has shocked all of us to this day, but as the saying goes the good die young, so Sisila too had to die young.

Good bye my dear friend, yours was an exemplary life to all of us and we will miss you deeply in our lives but your memories will always linger in our hearts. May he attain the supreme bliss of Nibbana.

M. Agalawatta.