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A multi-faceted personality Source:Sundayobserver Peter Colin-Thomé was a buddy of my cousin Dominic Sansoni and of a few of my friends and acquaintances. It was at Dominic’s home, on Anderson Road, Bambalapitiya, we first met, circa 1973. Peter immediately made an impression. Tall, well-groomed and well-spoken – that sonorous Bass voice. His father, Percy, was a ‘name’ in Colombo circles, as was Peter’s mum, Moira. At the time of our meeting, Percy was Solicitor-General. He would later become a Supreme Court Judge. I had seen Percy on stage – in the ITG’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”. Percy played Torvald to Michele Leembruggen’s Nora. To meet Percy and Moira’s ‘son and heir’ was indeed a special privilege. ...