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Salute to a popular sportsman – Benjamin Vere La’Brooy – by Andrew Buultjens Benjamin Vere La’Brooy passed away into the Lord’s Realm on ….4th.October 2020. Benji, as he was popularly known,  enjoyed a most illustrious and colourful sports career whilst serving in the Sri Lanka Navy for 22 long years. His work, which he thoroughly revelled in, was in the sports and physical fitness sectors involving  organising, management, training and the implementation of sports programmes.    …………………Prior to retirement he was a senior Physical Training Instructor and served in many ships and shore establishments around the island. His recruitment to the Navy was at a time when the armed services were bristling with sportsmen and colourful personalities of various skills..The Navy, at this moment in time, was the showpiece of the nation and rightly so Benji was one of the jewels in its crown. His prowess at Hockey and Cricket earned him early recognition and just ...