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Famous Sri Lankan artist Max Gerreyn passes away – by Douglas Jones A note from eLanka: We invite you to view the live streaming event for Mr Maxwell Gerreyn This event is scheduled to begin on: Friday, April 21st 2023 at 2:15 PM (Australia/Perth):  Please see below, the Link to watch the service: https://bowraodea.com.au/funeral-search/client/?nid=5b5c9af2-4f50-4e8a-8270-59f24f062497 ========================= Well-known and notable Sri Lankan-born artist Max Gerreyn, passed away on March 10, after suffering a stroke in Western Australia. He was a schoolmate of mine at St Benedict’s College, Colombo, Sri Lanka from the late 1940s and remained a dear friend ever since. His friends were countless and he stayed in constant touch with every one of them. Although I lived in Sydney, we were in contact by telephone regularly. Max (affectionately known as ‘Maxie’ by all who knew him) was a reputed artist, cartoonist and caricaturist both in Australia and Sri Lanka for more than ...