Sri was my old friend, from Kanduvil,Chavakacheri and later in Colombo when he was working at Bank of Ceylon, Union Place? and we met for lunch occasionally? It was late 1960s we got together often at Ananathi's house (in Nugegoda?) during the week-ends. Suddenly I left for Canada on an Engineering scholarship in The close ties got cut-off since then. But I vividly remember many of the good times we had with smiling Siri. I am deeply saddened at the passing of Siri, my childhood friend- backlane soccer buddy. I would like to send my deepest condolences to the Family of Siri, and his brothers and sisters in the UK. May his soul "Rest-in-Peace". Veluppillai Sithamparapillai. [Vancouver,BC, Canada].