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Dreaded cancer snatched cruelly the life of physician Gangadari Gardiyawasam nee Aarewatte at relatively young age of 49 years – by Sunil Thenabadu The old saying“good die young”is a phrase typically used as a source of comfort to near and dear ones when a family member or a dear one dies young.Still ,”good die young’ is interpreted to express highly regarded, useful people who are morally upright ,kind and compassionate tend to die at a younger age than most people  are accustomed to.These phrases are ideal to describe the demise of Gangadari who died at  relatively young age of 49 years.Ganga was a very kind hearted lady doctor ever willing to impart her knowledge to any layman for advise, was ever willing to give a patient hearing to  listen to patients health stories.  The writer had known Ganga, husband Prabash both medical officers closely for well over a decade when ...