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(Attorney-at-Law), beloved husband of Mala, loving father of Manishka (Lovely), Jehan (Biggie) and Charith (Boochie), much loved brother of Keshini and late Suneetha, brother-in-law of Nimal and late Oliver Sr., father-in-law of Rolando and Binuri and uncle of Theodore, Sudath, Sunethra, Sonali and Oliver. Remains lie at his residence at\u00a0<strong>340, Old Kottawa Road, Udahamulla, Nugegoda<\/strong>\u00a0from 3rd August at 9 a.m. and the Funeral Service is to be held on 4th August 2022 at 12.30 p.m. at the residence, followed by the burial at 3.30 p.m. at Borella Cemetery, General Christian Section.044686<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obituary: S J Gunasekera To THE STC DSA ERA GROUP, It is with deep sadness we note the passing away of S J Gunasekera, distinguished old boy of the College and well known Attorney -at-Law . 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