Nihal DE SILVA Obituary

My deepest condolence.

Deepest sympathies and condoleces.May you find bliss.
Gengadharan

May You Attain Supreme Bliss of Nibbana!!!

Our deepest sympathies to Nangi and Chamaya. I am sorry I could not attend your loved one's final departure from this world. I admire Nihal's good qualities. Though, we had few arguments on different views of our life, Nihal always came back to me with a fresh smile. May he never face such a misfortune in his future life!!!

May Nihal attain Supreme Bliss of Nibbana!!!

Love,
Muditha, Shammi and Lukshani

Conveying our deepest sympathies to his family

Muba & Chits

Our deepest sympathies to Noosha,Chamaya, Vick,Palitha,Kamini and the rest of Nihal's family.

May he attain Nibbana.He will always be in our hearts and memories.

Kushlan,Anoja,Kushini,Joschka & Shalini

Hi Noosha and family. I am sorry to hear the news about you husband. My deepest condolences to you and the family. Kia Kaha xox

Our Deepest Sympathy.
S.Wijesiri -1971 Science Batch University of Colombo

HN (the way we knew Nihal from our Colombo University days) always had our highest regard not only for being a brilliant academic but also for being a very sincere and simple person the qualities that never deserted him throughout his entire illustrious life.

My deepest sympathies to HN's family at this sad occasion.

Upul Paranawithana

Dear Noosha and Chamaya, Deepest Sympathies. I am so sorry that I would not be able to attend Nihal Aiya's funeral. May he attain the Eternal Bliss of Nibbana. - Love Udaya

Dear Noosha,Chamaya and family,

Please accept my deepest sympathies. Reminiscing our time at the undergraduate days at the Colombo University.I remember him as a brilliant student,very humble and calm .
May he attain the eternal bliss of Nibbana.

Chintha Goonewardene.

Although we haven't met over the past many decades, but that mischievous smile and his sunny countenance one can never forget.

Pray that Nihal will have a happy bourne.

Symthasize deeply with his wife, family and other loved ones.

Swamy Durgananda
(Nalinda Souya)

Our deepest sympathy on your loss. Nihal was our classmate at Royal.
May he attain Nibbana.
Sam

Dear Kapila and family

Please accept my deepest sympathies.

May he attain Nibana

Surangi Pathirana nee Kariyapperuma

Deepest Sympathies .
May he attain Nibbana
Kuo Pieng

Dear Noosha, Chamaya and Others (Palitha, Kolitha and Kapila)
Please accept our family's heartfelt sympathies for the loss of a dear friend - HN; Dil and I have nothing but fond memories of the man; and our children also remember him well as Dad's University friend in glasses that's how they used to refer to him.
We are profoundly saddened by HN's passing away so quickly after the illness; I spoke with him twice in 2014, and he was hopeful of a full recovery, which was not to be.
But, we are consoled by the great times we shared, and the great passion with which we both taught at the Botany Department in the 1980s, and our times together as young Lecturers. He had left the University before the turmoil in 1989 and thereafter; so what I shared with him were good times' at Colombo!
He was indeed an extraordinary man. One, who truly valued humanity, family values, academic values, and the like, and practiced what he preached. Without he himself realising it, he was a tremendous influence on other peoples' lives certainly mine! That is why the two of us were close; although, we did not meet often.
As a senior man, I always took his advice well in Departmental matters; he was the calmest amongst us; and I dragged him into Student Counselling, stopping ragging' at the University, which were experiences we shared for more than 3 years.
I have wonderful memories of our meals and drinks together (we were all very poor then), chats, teasing each other on many issues, sharing jokes times we both cherished. I remember the conversations well, including various words of wisdom' from his cool head.
HN always looked after' the interests of others primarily, his student and colleagues in the Department, which he served so well until he departed in late-1980s.
During his tenure as Head/Botany', he agonised over the right thing to do always, and did everything that was expected of him. And, he had incredible capacity to balance' the arguments and extract the good from various protagonists (and sometimes, antagonists) within the Department. I remember colourful incidents and petty squabbles, which he helped douse with his logical approach.
All in all, my life was enlightened by him; his demeanour, generosity, temperament, manners, and general disposition. Our family loved and respected him.
We will remember him forever, and we hope that Noosha, Chamaya and the rest of the family will find solace and happiness in these memories of a wonderful man.

PLEASE ACCEPT OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES WHICH PLEASE CONVEY TO ALL FAMILY MEMBERS.
NANDAKUMAR, DAMDHARA & GAYANI PUNCHIHEWA.
[CLASSMATE OF NIHAL, WIFE & DAUGHTER - MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF OLD ROYALISTS' 1962 GROUP]