{"id":118028,"date":"2023-07-12T17:13:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=118028"},"modified":"2023-07-12T17:17:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:17:09","slug":"obituary-for-dugald-gonsal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/obituary-for-dugald-gonsal\/","title":{"rendered":"Obituary for Dugald Gonsal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Obituary for Dugald Gonsal<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-118029 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DUGALD-GONSAL-OBE.jpg\" alt=\"DUGALD GONSAL OBE\" width=\"372\" height=\"519\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">DUGALD GONSAL OBE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">12 th April 1935 \u2013 19 June 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Father of Karen, Nadine and Kim and grandfather to 10 grandchildren.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and moved to London in the early 1960s. He lived in London for<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">the rest of his life.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A fully qualified structural and civil engineer, he was chief engineer at Camden Council for many<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">years.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He was awarded an OBE for services to Highways and Engineering by Queen Elizabeth II on 31st<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">October 2000.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He was a past president of the Old Ben\u2019s Association in the UK.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He loved dogs, especially his beloved West Highland Terrier, Bonnie.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His funeral will be held on Monday the 17 th July at St John Fisher Church, Harrow, Middlesex.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obituary for Dugald Gonsal DUGALD GONSAL OBE 12 th April 1935 \u2013 19 June 2023 Father of Karen, Nadine and Kim and grandfather to 10 grandchildren. 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