The Class of 1988 (GCE A/L batch of 1988) organized a felicitation lunch for all the teachers who taught us from Grade 1 onwards. The event was held on Saturday 7th Aug at Hotel Galadari. We invited 34 teachers....27 attended. The biggest challenge we faced was contacting all the past teachers, as the majority of our teachers are now retired. Thanks to Mr. Nimal De Silva, we were able to locate the contact details of almost everyone.

Those who attended were;

• Mr. Gamini Samarakoon
• Mr. Marshal Fernando
• Mr. Sunil Dias
• Mr. Boteju (still on the staff)
• Mr. Sunil Samarasinghe (still on the staff)
• Mr. Palitha Fernando (still on the staff)
• Mr. M.A.P. Fernando
• Mr. Samaranayake
• Mr. Nimal de Silva
• Mr. Ravi Mayan
• Mr. Kalupahana
• Mr. Welaratne
• Mr. Gaya Wickramasinghe
• Mr. Shantha Kumar de Silva (still on the staff)
• Ms Gillan de Silva (still on the staff)
• Ms. Thilina Fernando  (still on the staff)
• Ms. Prashanthi Rodrigo  (still on the staff)
• Ms. Ranjani Fernando
• Mr. E.L. Rodrigo
• Ms. Norma de Silva
• Ms. L. Amaratunge
• Ms. Shirani Ratnayake
• Ms. Nirmali Samaranayake
• Ms. Nirmali Fernando
• Ms. C. Salgado
• Mr. Kodikara

Mr. Rodrigo, is probably one of the oldest living past teachers of Wesley....now 87 yrs old. His eye sight is very poor and moves about on a wheel chair. His memory of course is still very sharp....he did remember all of the teachers once they introduced themselves to him. 

All of the teachers, we presume, had a great afternoon. Mr. Rodrigo, Mr. Marshall Fernando, Mr. M.A.P. Fernando and Ms. Ranjani Fernando expressed many sentiments about college and their association with Wesley.

 

The occasion was graced by Dr. & Mrs. Shanti McLelland.

Regards, Dinesh 

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Dinesh Nalliah
Tel: +94-77-3770453