Cycling veteran turns 80! – Story and pics by Marie Pietersz. Melbourne If you like to tag the photos, then please click here or on the photos to visit eLanka Facebook page. Felix and Mavo Felix and cake Felix Riding Cycling veteran turns 80! – Story and pics by Marie Pietersz. Melbourne Felix George de Jong (affectionately known as Filo) celebrated his 80th birthday recently with a luncheon for family and  friends at the Walawwe (The Bungalow) Restaurant and Bar, Noble Park. Felix was born in Kirillapone, Sri Lanka, to parents Victor and Rachel (nee Misso) de Jong, tenth in line and sole survivor of eleven children. He married in 1970 and has a daughter, Sabrina, with wife Genevieve, and two grandchildren, William and Ivy.                Felix’s reputation preceded him when he migrated to Melbourne in 1971. The Sri Lankan community in Melbourne remembered him as dashing, debonair and fast on the pedals. He ...

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