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A Precious photo of the “Senior “ Seniors – by Somasundaram Skandakumar The  new year greetings of hope for 2021 were marred by the news that “Master  “ Weerasingham, an English teacher of excellent repute at Royal College who subsequently  settled in Canberra had passed away at age 92 !  Tiddy Wijeratne , Don Abey, Beryl Dias Abeysinghe ( widow of a former High Commissioner ) and “Master “, as he was fondly referred to were the Canberra  senior seniors who graced all our Mission functions regularly inspite of being handicapped by mobility issues that are normal for those  beyond four score and ten ! They graciously lit the Lamp  to celebrate  events and their blessings stayed with us throughout the year. ...