Rex Wickremasinghe Family
Rex Wickremasinghe Family
Reginald (Rex) d.3.02.1996, Senior Attorney at Law,
Well known for his civil practice & large clientele, Justice of the Peace & Unofficial Magistrate , City Coroner in Galle for many years, Committee Member of the Galle Gymkhana Club , Galle Tennis Club & YMBA , Vice President of the Incorporated Law Society of Sri Lanka, 1971/72, etc.
He married Yasawathie de Silva , daughter of Mr. & Mrs.H. K. A. de Silva of Batawala, Weligama. Her siblings : Wimaly, Gunawathie, Karunawathie, Karunaratne, Sugunawathie, Dayaratne, Wijeratne.
They lived at 'Silvermere', Citcular Rd. Magalle, Galle.
Their children
1. Geetha (B.A. Cey) + Dr. D. B. K. De Silva, MBBS (Cey), FRCS (Ophthalmology ) UK. , Consultant Eye Surgeon UK & SL, son of Mr. & Mrs. D. B. R. De Silva of Magalle. His siblings were Alfred, Seela Wijekulasuriya, Somachandra.
Dr. Dinesh, Consultant, Eye Surgeon .
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2. Sarath (M. Phil. B.Sc. Phy. Sc. Cey. ) + Sunila .............., daughter of Mr. & Mrs. .........
Read an appreciation by Prof. G. T. Francis de Silva here :
Appreciations | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
Appreciation
There was so much knowledge that he imparted to us -
Sarath Wickramasingha
Sarath Wickramasingha who had served the Moratuwa University for over 50 years passed away recently after a brief illness. He hailed from a reputed family of Galle – the eldest son of the prominent lawyer Rex Wickramasingha and Mrs. Wickramasinghe. Having had his education at Mahinda College, in the early 60s, Sarath gained admission to the University of Ceylon in Colombo. During his varsity days he was fortunate to stay in Mount Lavinia with the family of his grand uncle Martin Wickramasinghe.
Graduating with B. Sc. in Physical Science, he joined the then Institute of Practical Technology (IPT), Katubedda, as a Lecturer in Mathematics. Soon he was absorbed to the Technical Teacher Training Unit (TTTU), set up to train staff for technical education in the country. He received a scholarship to obtain a qualification in technical education from a British University.
I wish to state with gratitude as a Lecturer in the University of Moratuwa to which the IPT had expanded to by then, I received the knowhow in education psychology and teaching methods from a workshop in which he and a British educationist were the resource persons. This knowledge helped me in my career in later years.
On the removal of the TTTU, which is now the University of Vocational Technology, Sarath was absorbed back to the Department of Mathematics. Apart from his excellent teaching abilities he had been serving the University for several years in the task of selecting students for different courses, especially to the National Diploma in Technology (NDT) course.
He served the university as a student counsellor and also as the Chairman of the Sports Council.
I can recollect over 30 workshops that we conducted in the country at the request of the Lions Club to bring computer awareness in an era where technology was hardly known. It was a delight to watch Sarath practically presenting to participants elements of technology and what it can do. These applications included introduction to word-processing, data bases, graphics, music, hoisting the national flag, applications in agriculture and even computer games and quizzes.
The passing away of his wife Sunila was a sad blow to Sarath which he never got over. The couple will be remembered with gratitude by his friends and the thousands of students he taught.
Both Sarath and Sunila were Buddhists to the core in all aspects.
May he attain the bliss of Nibbana.
Prof. G. T. Francis de Silva
Read his dissertation here:
3. Dalmie (B.Sc. Cey.) + Padma (BA Cey) d. 31.01.1996 Deputy Librarian, Central Bank of Ceylon), daughter of Mr. & Mrs. .............
Dalmie graduated from the Agriculture Faculty of the University of Ceylon & joined the Dept. of Agriculture. He held several senior positions until retirement.
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Padma died under tragic circumstances in the terrorist attack on the Central Bank of Ceylon.
Extract from a News Item
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/021110/news/sreport.html
For Dalmie Wickremasinghe (63) from Boralasgamuwa, losing his wife Padma was the worst tragedy. Three days after hearing the shocking news, his father died. "Padma (53),the Deputy Librarian at the Central Bank was based in the mezzanine floor. I rushed to Colombo from my work place in Kalutara, on hearing the incident. I had to search for her at the National Hospital and then at the Eye hospital. I really didn't want to find her at the eye hospital blind. She once said she would rather end her life with a cyanide capsule than losing her sight.
"Finally, I found her body at the morgue. I had to start life all over again because of my two children who were aged 19 and 23 at the time. Today, my eight month old grand daughter takes care of my loneliness, but the loss of my wife is a scar that will remain all my life".
Asked about the High Court judgment Mr. Wickremasinghe said it was a good judgment but added that since he believed that "hatred cannot be conqured by hatred," Prabhakaran should be pardoned for the sake of peace. "We should forget the past and support the efforts made at bringing peace."
4. Neela + ............ son of Mr. & Mrs. ........
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5. Lalani Passed away in her teens.
6. Ramani + Sarath (Ananda) Fernando d. 10.06.2012 ( Entrepreneur ), son of Mr. Manifred & Mrs. Pearl Fernando of Galle. His siblings are : Dhammika, Gamini and Pushpa De Fonseka,
Lalith
Gayathra
Mahendra
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