Dr Lareef Idroos (84) of La Canada, Ca. Passed Away on September 1st, 2025
It was a full house at the SLMANA dance held at the fabulous Millenium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Dr. Lareef Idroos of Kaiser Permanente Hollywood and President of Sri Lanka Medical Association N.A.West., presented Dr. Walter Jayasinghe with the “Philanthropy Award” to a standing ovation of appreciative, fellow Sri Lankans.
Dr Mohamed Lareef Idroos of La Canada, Ca. passed away on September 1st, 2025.
Beloved husband of Nabila and father of Shireen, Sabrina and Samira
Funeral will be on Thursday, September 4th at Rose Hills Memorial Park 3900 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, Ca. at 10 am
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Dr Lareef Idroos, was a past pupil of St Thomas College. He headed the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Hollywood, Ca.
A highly respected and loved doctor to all his patients.
Lareef Idroos was a successful leg-spin and googly bowler for S. Thomas’ College in the late 1950s; entered the Medical Faculty circa 1960 and was a member of the University of Ceylon cricket team under Carlyle Perera which secured the Sara Trophy during a spectacular season 1962/63. After he migrated to USA in the 1970s, he played for USA in the ODI tournaments conducted by the ICC in the late 1970s.
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“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un”
