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FAREWELL LAL MENDIS: BEACON OF KINDNESS AND JOY WILL BE MISSED BY OUR COMMUNITY – By Lawrence Heyn Source : fsoq The Brisbane Sri Lankan community is mourning the passing of one of their guiding lights, Lal Mendis, on Friday, December 1, after a brief illness. Lal, 69, was a dynamic figure who worked tirelessly to help better the lives of the wider community and in the country of his birth as a senior member of the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland. Lal held the position of Finance Lead and Governance in the FSOQ’s management committee. He also was the immediate past president of the Sri Lanka Sports Association of Queensland, one of the FSOQ’s member organisations. His untimely death has left a deep void in the community, as he had been in the forefront of many fundraising ventures and social togetherness. Tributes have flowed in, and he has ...