He treated all with kindness and hospitality

Writing a few words of tribute to late Sarath Seneviratne was an idea which came to me when I joined in his three month remembrance bana preaching and ‘sangika dana’.

He was the beloved husband of Dr. Indu and adored father of Chitira, Chirathi (fondly known as Chichi) and Sarathi, all doctors.

He was born to school principal parents who lived at Banduragoda. He entered Law College and passed out as a lawyer. Later he was the magistrate in Minuwangoda and Gampaha and was appointed as the Public Trustee of Sri Lanka. In his 15 years of dedicated service as the Public Trustee he contributed immensely to temples and schools. There were times he allocated large sums of money to the Dalada Maligawa and Ruwanweli seya and innumerable other temples.

During the time he lived in the Public Trustee Bungalow at Gregory’s Road Avenue, his gates were always open to all, whether the visitors were rich or poor, and they were all treated with utmost kindness and hospitality.

He was always thankful to his good frend who was with him at Law College presently a famous judge Sisira de Abrew for his help in his studies and to my husband who encouraged him to do law, being a lawyer himself.

Though he was born a family of teachers, he brought up a family of doctors which now includes a doctor daughter-inlaw. In his long stay in Lanka Hospitals, doctors and staff had been very caring. He breathed his last on March 28.

He is greatly missed by his family, relations and loved ones.

May he attain the supreme bliss of Nibbana.