Myself and a couple of other third year medics saw two freshers hanging around by the clock tower, on the very first day of entering medical school,  looking very confident and quite uninhibited by the daunting occasion! One of them was Bala who I had first met at Brodie House Hostel when he was a ‘TUTOR’ to Loretta. They  became easy targets for our initiation ceremony, the RAG! Bala cheerfully survived the rag with his characteristic half smile on his face and was easily accepted into the ‘CLUB’! We all later ended up at the  Bloem Fonteyn Hostel where we had a memorable time together!

Bala never changed since then!

Here in UK, at the regular lunches he and Loretta hosted, it was fascinating listening to his input on all the sporting events he regularly enjoyed. His and Loretta’s hospitality has always been appreciated by all his friends!

Our deepest condolences and sympathies to Balachandran Annai’s family. May his soul rest in peace. 

From

Yogasingam and family 

Dearest Loretta, Shanika & Quentin, Manouri & Cezhan, 

Our Deepest Sympathies & heartfelt condolences to you all. We were so sorry to hear the sad news. May the treasured memories you have of Bala bring peace & consolation to you at this sad time. May his soul Rest in Peace. 

With our love & prayers

Hemanthi &  Lal xx

Dear Loretta,Shanika,Manori and their family members. Please accept our deepest sympathies. May he rest in peace. With our prayers and love.

Kingsley (Ranjan),Celine, Priya and Tamara.

Dear Loretta, may the cherished memories of your dear Bala bring comfort & peace in this time of deep sorrow. Our condolences to you and your family.

May his soul Rest In Peace 

Anton & Shantha Sandrasagra

Dearest Loretta 

Please accept our deepest sympathies on the passing away  of your beloved husband  Bala. He will be remembered in our prayers . Lots of love . Praxy and Ranjit

Dearest Loretta, Shanika & Manori,

From our family to yours, we were incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Bala. Our heartfelt sympathy to you and yours. Bala was a remarkable person. May the cherished memories of Bala bring you comfort in this time of sorrow. May Bala rest in peace🙏

Merle, Dharshi, Shanika, Ian & Christina

Our deepest sympathies to Loretta,  Shanika,  Manori and the rest of the family on the loss of your beloved husband and father. He loved his family and was very proud of his girls.  When he visited Montreal he would tell us stories of his past experiences and achievements. Some of these stories were so funny. His sense of humour was mostly related to his past. He was an ardent cricket fan too, who invited the Sri Lankan cricket team whenever they visited UK.  

May his beautiful soul rest in peace. 

Randolph,  Preethie, Randy and Shawn.

Our deepest condolences to Loretta, Shanika and Manori. So sorry for your loss. He will be remembered for his kindness, warmth,  helpfulness and gentle spirit. May God grant strength and comfort to the family during this difficult time, and may his soul rest in eternal peace.🌹

Shriyani, Annesley, Sherwin and Kevin Aloysius