21 April 2018 12:07 am
Hailing from a respectable family in Batapola, Ambalangoda, the late Nimal De Silva was a young boy when he came to Richmond College for his higher studies in the late 60’s. After completing his A/L’s
He was a very strong pillar of ‘The Richmond College Union’, (Colombo), especially the 60-70 Group. Here he served in the capacity of treasurer for 3 years. He has helped the group in numerous ways, not only generously supporting the Group with financial grants, but by hosting numerous get-togethers at his place for all his friends. He was such a generous person to all his sub-ordinates and colleagues, including his servants, friends, not so affluent relations and even caddies at the Royal Colombo Golf Club, a place which he frequented often. Though he helped many, he kept this information very confidential.
At the age of 72 he succumbed to complications following a surgery. He left all of us, including his beloved wife Saeko, 2 daughters Nina and Rumi and his 3 grandchildren. May he live peacefully in Sansara!