Funeral of former Govt. Printer Neville Nanayakkara today

Former Government Printer and DirectorGeneral of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), Neville Nanayakkara passed away after a brief illness on January 6 at the age of 71.

His remains that were lying at the Jayaratne Funeral Parlor in Borella will be brought to the Department of Government Printing today at 3.00 p.m. for viewing till 3.30 p.m. Final rites will be held at 4.30 p.m. at the family burial ground at Dalugama in Kelaniya.

Born on December 20, 1947, Mr. Nanayakkara was the founder Chairman of the Sri Lanka Institute of Printing and had rendered yeoman services to the printing and graphic arts community in Sri Lanka.

Mr. Nanayakkara had his education at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo. He was a science graduate of the Colombo University and followed his postgraduate in print media in London School of Printing and postgraduate in industrial management in the Netherlands.

He was a fellow of two prestigious professional bodies in the United Kingdom. He was also a consultant of the UNDP. He was the youngest head of a government institution in Sri Lanka, holding the same position for over 24 years.

His achievements include the introduction of Sinhala to digital computers and writing and publishing many books on digital and microprocessor technology.

Retiring prematurely from government service, he shouldered five years of responsibility in handling tsunami rehabilitation as the SLRCS Directorgeneral. In 2016, he returned to the SLRCS as its DG, with a focus on post-conflict resolution.