யாழ். தெல்லிப்பழையைப் பிறப்பிடமாகவும், தெல்லிப்பழை, பேராதனை, கொழும்பு, கனடா Fredericton, Toronto ஆகிய இடங்களை வசிப்பிடமாகவும் கொண்ட சுசீலாவதி வில்சன் அவர்கள் 08-10-2025 புதன்கிழமை அன்று காலமானார்.

அன்னார், ஆல்பிரட் ஜெயரத்னம் வில்சன் அவர்களின் அன்பு மனைவியும்,

மல்லிகா(Helder),மைதிலி, குமணன்(Kim) ஆகியோரின் அன்புத் தாயாரும்,

மெலனி, மத்தேயு ஆகியோரின் அன்புப் பாட்டியும் ஆவார்.

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Suseelavathy (Susili) Wilson on 8 October 2025 in Toronto, surrounded by family. She was 97 years old.

Born on 2 June 1928 in Thellipalai, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, Susili lived a life shaped by study, quiet conviction, and service. She completed a degree in economics and later qualified as a professional librarian in the United Kingdom. The habits she cultivated through those studies, inquiry joined with careful organization, guided her work and her public life.

As the eldest child of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam, an acclaimed lawyer and the leader of the largest Tamil political party in Ceylon, and also the Tamil statesman who championed nonviolent constitutional federalism and civil rights for decades, she assisted his political campaigns with her mother, and learned his patient constitutionalism. She believed that dignity is advanced through law, dialogue, and disciplined nonviolence in the years after independence. Her work formed part of a larger Tamil history that sought peaceful remedies through democratic persuasion.

At university she met Alfred Jeyaratnam Wilson, who became her husband and partner in scholarship. Dr. Wilson became a leading academic on Sri Lankan and Tamil politics. She was his first editor and most candid critic. She asked clarifying questions and helped shape arguments that continue to guide readers today. She also contributed to the University of Toronto archives. The papers she collected, safeguarded, and brought out of Sri Lanka during the 1983 pogrom formed the foundation of the S. J. V. Chelvanayakam and A. J. Wilson archival collections at the University of Toronto Scarborough, preserving a record that future generations can study and learn from.

Like many immigrants, Susili lived across two worlds, Sri Lanka and Canada. In Fredericton, New Brunswick, she built a fulfilling career as a librarian at the University of New Brunswick, worked on behalf of refugee women and raised three children with great love: Malliha (Helder), Maithili, and Kumanan (Kim). She remained a steady presence for her brothers, relatives, and extended family in seasons of both hardship and joy. Melanie and Matthew knew her as a gentle teacher and loving grandmother.

She was a guardian of Tamil memory so that grief could become purpose. She showed that scholarship can serve justice, that a household can be a school of civic virtue, and that a community can move forward without bitterness. Her leadership was the kind that endures. It was made of patience, decency, and the refusal to give up on lawful remedies when they are slow.

The family extends heartfelt thanks to Mignon Walker and the staff at Isabel and Arthur Meighen Manor, Toronto, and to many others for their kindness and care.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the A. J. Wilson Scholarship Click Here.

Though she is no longer with us, Susili’s spirit lives on in the minds she nurtured, the memory she preserved, and the communities she helped hold together. 

Information about the memorial service will be provided later. 

We request our relatives, friends and families to accept this notice through RIPBOOK.