Farewell to Sanjeewa Hulangama
Hafiz Marikar
The sudden demise of city father Sanjeewa Hulangamuwa, a person of
much thinking and a great loss to his family and in particular to the
residents of Bahirawakanda to whom he served well for over two decades,
a great friend to the Kandy youth. Sanjeewa was a multifaceted character
with an abundance sportsmanship qualities and a willing helpe anyone who
went to him, a great social worker mainly to the have not's. At the time
of his demise he was the Chairman of the Kandy Municipal Council Sports
Committee, earlier he was President of the Kandy Rotary Club. Sanjeewa
served under my Chairmanship in the first ever Sports Committee of the
Kandy Municipal Council. Both of us, together with the rest, encouraged
and promoted all sports in the city. In 2003 he served as a member of
the Kandy Sports Club Committee and the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines
Sevens (International) organizing committee. He was a long sanding
member of the SLFP.
Sanjeewa was prepared to stand up for what was right even though it
meant he had to make a personal scarifies. I knew Sanjeewa Hulangamuwa
for well over 50 years. Both of us were living close to each other down
D.S. Senanayake Veediya and we as schoolboys played soft ball cricket,
football, rugger and hockey together, our playing field was Old Matale
Road and Trinity junior grounds. He was also a school mate of mine at
St. Sylvester's College and in his last two years of education he
crossed over to Trinity College. During his youth he served as an
executive of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation as an agent, during
this period he was responsible giving the proper advices to those who
were laments in this field and many innocent people benefited from his
guidance.
He was never tired of speaking to people and never took into
consideration any differences of ethnic and sub ethnic relevance. He was
looked upon by all fellow citizens as a good human beings worthy of
respect. He was always ready to help anyone and took care and trouble to
discuss personal problems with him. He was in every way fit to be a
friend. Though the years, we considered him to be immortal so, when he
died suddenly we were totally shocked and deeply saddened. May he attain
Nirvana ! His funeral will take place on Monday, January 21 afternoon at
the General Cemetery Mahiyawa.Good Bye Sanjeewa |
