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Good News From Jayam July 1, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Source : goodnewsfromjayam Natasha Rutnam Daughter of Daniel and Shalina Rutnam of Vancouver, Wa. Married Austin Morissette at Cape Horn Estates, Stevenson, Wa. (Photos by Patsy) Past Presidents of the Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC)(Celebrating 50 Years serving the community – Founded in 1973) Mike Khalid SLAASC Past President in 1985 Noel Perera SLAASC Past President in 1986 Sirali Pieris SLAASC Past President in 1987 Dr. Gamini Gunewardena SLAASC Past President in 1988 Hazel Gunapala Daughter of Dr. Sarath and Vajira Gunapala of La Crescenta, Ca. Married Spencer Feliciano – Lyons at the Hilton at Universal City, Ca. Jayam’s Choice “That’s Amor’e” by Dean Martin (Please click on arrow) www.utravel.com SLAASC Helps Sri Lankan Immigrants with Household Items Happy Birthday Dr. Lilamani Wijayaratna (here with family in Colombo) Happy 100th Birthday Esmie Herft Our Mum Esmie ...

Esmie Herft celebrates her 100th birthday. – By Charles Schokman A TRIBUTE “Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art” – Eleanor Roosevelt Our Mum Esmie Marie Audrey Scharenguivel was born on 16th June 1923 in Dehiwela, a hamlet to the south of the capital, Colombo. The youngest and only daughter of Lucy (Clements) and Christian Scharenguivel. She had three brothers, Frederick (Fritz), Algernon (Algie), and Peter (Tony). She began her education at Presbyterian Girls School in Dehiwela and at Form 1 moved to Methodist College Colombo 3 in 1934, until she completed her matriculation examination. The Principals during her time were Miss Choate (1894-1905 and 1912- 1937) and Miss Helen Park (1939-1943), the Vice Principal was Miss Shire. Esmie remembers that her last teacher in the senior form was Miss Gladys Loos, a beloved figure for older generations of Methodist girls. The College ...