TRIBUTE BY MAX GERREYN – Vale Russell Raymond After a five year long battle with cardiac and respiratory illness Russell passed away peacefully on August 25th.  He was in his 87th year and is survived by his wife of 60 years Shirley and children Christopher, Carmela, Anthony, Suby and their partners and ten grandchildren.  Russell  was the second  in a family of an elder sister Naomi (who predeceased him) and younger brothers Aubrey, Alex and Christopher (Senior). He was a product of both St.Aloyisus’ Ratnapura and St. Benedict’s Kotahena where  he finished schooling.  At St.Aloyisus  in his teens Russ shone at athletics and was once a  Champion Boy for Uva Province schools  with the Pole Vault being the event in which he performed best! At St.Benedict’s he represented the college in its First X1 Soccer Team and was a very nippy and fast forward. Added to his physical prowess ...

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