Walker Sons & Co Ltd Archives

DEMISE OF DEARLY BELOVED RANI THERESE JAYWARWADNE FORMERLY OF WALKER SONS & CO LTD Yasmin & I were saddened, shocked, and stunned to learn the sudden demise of our Dearly Beloved, Amazing & Adorable Friend Rani Therese Jayawardena She has been a very cheerful, bubbly & and amazing friend to me ever since I joined Walker Sons & Co Ltd on February 1 1968 till I left for Oman on May 3 1975. She always said that I reminded her of her brother who was in the United Kingdom. She was a Dynamic Secretary to our revered leader and my mentor the Late Professor Deshamanya Tony Furkhan, the then Chief Accountant. She was also very popular with her workmates in the Accounts Department. & the Netballers @ Walkers. She proved her mettle in Kuwait so much so that her Employers continued to retain her under their sponsorship till she was ...

MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS – By Charles Schokman This picture brought back memories. I knew Ashton Agar’s Great Grandfather from way back in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Mr. Plunkett worked at Walker Sons & Co Ltd as a car salesman and resided at Negombo. He had two daughters Sheila and Carmaline. (Bubbles). Sheila was married to Nala Hewawisa and Carmaline to Ron Forbes. In the 1950’s the Demetagoda Christian Guild Recreation Club as a fund raiser organised its Annual September Dance at the Colombo Town Hall and the main attraction was the selection of the ‘ Queen of the September Dance” In 1957 the panel of Judges were Dr. P.R. Thiagarajah, Mr & Mrs Rajagopal, Mrs. Sita Parakrama, Mr Livy Wijemanne. It was a difficult decision to arrive at and finally Mrs. Sheila Hawawissa was adjudged ‘ Queen of the 1957 September Dance”. The runners-up were Mrs Joan Gilles ...