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Norah Roberts: A Letter from Her Past, April 1995 – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis My sister Norah Roberts, I now realise, was a remarkable woman. Further elaborations along these lines will follow in a second “Memoriam.” The present display is via a Letter she sent to Fr Corera of the Vanareeth House for Elders run by the Sisters of Charity in Galle on the 15th April 1995 …. a copy of which has been preserved by Moninna Goonewardena of 15 Parawa Street, Fort, Galle.[1] The copy of the Letter below will be followed by a commentary on several facets touched on within the letter; while my Ode in Praise in a subsequent essay will present details on Norah Roberts and her difficult circumstances of total deafness from her 32/33rd years on earth. No. 15. A. First Avenue, Kirilapone, Colombo 5 15-4-95 Dear Rev. Fr. Basil Correra A Happy Easter to you & ...

TW Roberts R.I.P. ……. July 1976-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis A Vale in[1] Appreciation, From Miss Norah Roberts Fort, Galle, 10th July 1976 Letter to: The Editor, “Sunday Observer”, Colombo T.W.ROBERTS ……………………………. An Appreciation[2] At the age of 17 my father, Thomas Webb Roberts won the Barbados Scholarship from Queens College, Barbados, and entered the Oxford University where he passed both the Classical Mods and Grates in the first class before he was 21. He topped the list in the open competition for the Colonial Civil Service. He also found time to get married when he was only 18, to my mother[3] who was also 18. When he came out to the C.C.S. at 21 he had 3 children, Isabella, T.F.C and G. C. Roberts.[4] Thereafter, he planted a child in every station to which he was appointed- Baby Berthie at Kalmunai died, Sister Marjorie at Matara, myself at Panadura, Violet at Chilaw, ...