Glowing tributes paid to Tissera

by P Rajaratnam in Nuwara Eliya

At the adjourned 121st Annual General Meeting of the N'Eliya Golf Club held at the clubs auditorium, its President Umesh de Silva paid glowing tributes to the late Clive Tissera, who had been a member of this British club over a period of uninterrupted 60 years holding many honorary posts, in addition as a trustee of the club for many years.

He said Tissera had been a colonial time planter serving in the hill country tea plantations during his lifetime since he left his school career at St Thomas' College at Guruthalawa and Mount Lavinia.

He said his death was an irreparable loss to the entire golfing world, since he was well-known figure as a British time planter, a keen sportsman and above all he was a kind and a lovable human being.

He was a tower of strength to the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club and instrumental in bringing the club into an international repute at all times.

He has fought many a legal battle both in the Industrial Courts on plantation matters, as well as in the Clubs disputes in the recent times.

President Umesh de Silva dwelt on many matters on the development of club and added that the club has to face many legal confrontations brought by certain quarters, particularly relating to the recent elections of the club, where after a protracted trial before the Court, the judgement was delivered in favour of the club and the judgement of which was circularised and distributed among the members present.

The meeting concluded with a glorious club nite, with a array of fabulous dishes put out by chief Chef Wimal Wimalagunaratne of the Hiltons.