You never stop loving someone, you learn to live without them

Suren, your mission in this world ended a year ago. However your legacy is current in all of us and we’re grateful for everything you did. Words are hard to describe feelings, I have been better with images. Yet writing down how much I miss you seems to give me tranquility, learning to give it time and space.

Suren, I can tell you how much we your family care, how much we would give to have you back in our lives, but you know all this and it won’t change anything. That’s what I am learning in time. We have become stronger persons more able to understand, more able to listen and care; hurt through loss, we’ve become wiser people.

Suren was a remarkable person in so many ways and touched so many people. He had a heart of gold, was a giver, a man of simple faith. Suren to all of us was an affectionate person, gentle and kind, wanting at all times to enjoy with family and friends and setting the scene for it. Suren and Tammy had an open house policy and the hospitality and fellowship that flowed out of their home in Udahamulla will be memories cherished for a long time.

His love for dogs has been passeddown from generation to generation. His home was never devoid of fur, slubbery kisses and continuous waggy tails. He lived a full life - surrounded by what mattered most, love, family and friends.

Suren, I know you wouldn’t want us to mope and sulk, but want us always to remember and cherish our times together especially those great family trips at home and abroad, which you went into detail in organizing and holding on to those precious memories, we will always celebrate you. Suren was self-made and self-reliant from his education to his career in the food and beverage industry where he excelled.

He was a respected citizen. He shared his expertise with anyone who would listen. He worked hard and consistently and he remained a student of life. Suren never stopped learning especially through his loving wife Tammy and children. He never sat back and became complacent. He led by example as he mentored his nieces and nephews as his own children in a way that any one of them can say that he was an inspiration in their lives.

We will remember you through the many people still left behind whose lives you touched so positively. You leave an amazing legacy behind with three beautiful children Ashane, Krishane and Christina, who have grown up to be responsible and caring individuals, and through them you leave this world a better place.

It’s the body that dies not the soul. The saddest moment is when the person who gave you the best memories becomes a memory. May God bless your soul.