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Dr. Neville Fernando: To Seeya with our love-by Himali Jayatilake Source:Dailynews As I struggled to find the right words to do justice on the remembrance of your 91st birth anniversary, I realise that I can hardly do justice to a person as extraordinary as you were. To everyone else you were a visionary, an entrepreneur, a medical practitioner, an educationist, a statesman, a philanthropist – but to my two sisters and I, you – seeya, was our much loved grandfather. Each of us in our own way has a person who would have had a big influence when growing up and, in essence, it is he who made the biggest impact in my life. His simple way of life, undaunting nature, kindness and generosity towards people are what I am left with the most today. Growing up, my sisters and I were unaware of his political or business affiliations. His ...