Wednesday, November 28, 2012

My RPS Days

The first thing I remember about RPS was my father taking me along for the interview by Ms Croning in order to be admitted to the primary school in 1952. A true surprise that came my way was a picture of me during the interview published by the CDN in their morning edition the very next day. How proud we all were, then.

The class was a truly wonderful experience with Ms Croning, in all her strictness and conformity, at the helm. We had a super bunch of boys, comprising mainly of Burghers and Muslims being the English Medium 1C Class.

My paternal Grandpa, Muhammad Sameer, used to take me along in a rickshaw every single day and sit in the circular "maids" cage for me to finish.

The boys in that group were:







Name
Domicile
aka
Tel-eMail
Profession
1
ANTHONISZ, Alwyn J.
Australia
 antho


2
AZIEZ, Shirzard T. *
Colombo
 Sussu

Business
3
BAHAR, Shah Jehan *
Australia
 shaji
Education
4
CANAGASABEY, Nihal *
17, Frankfort Place, Colombo 4
 kaney
Business Executive 
5
CASSIM, Muhammad  Monty *
Japan
 monty 

Architect 
6
CHAPMAN, Maurice *
Australia
 chappy


7
CHITTY, Suren *
Australia
 suren

Business 
8
DE KRETSER, A. Nigel F. *
Australia
 nigel 

Attorney 
9
EBERT, Fredrick Allan *
Colombo
 allan
Doctor 
10
ERNST, Cedric *
Australia
 cedda


11
FAZLEALI, Mazher *
Temple Lane, Colombo 3
 mazher 
Business 
12
FERNANDO, Bryce *
Switzerland
 brycy

UN 
13
FOENANDER, Eardley *
Australia
 earda


14
GRENIER, Dallas
Australia
 dalla


15
GUNEWARDENE, R. S. Ramlal *
Hague, deceased
 ramlal
deceased (2002)
CID
16
GURUSWAMY, Arthur Premasiri

 guru


17
HASHIM, Mohamed * 
Colombo
 dathee

Business 
18
HUSSAIN, Jezley
Colombo, deceased
 jezley
deceased
Business 
19
IQBAL, M.N.M.
Colombo, deceased
 kakka
deceased (2005)
Business 
20
JAFFER, Imthiaz A, Dr. *
Sri Lanka
 jaffer

Doctor 
21
KOCH, Graham E Cecil *
China (resident in Australia)
 graham
Hospitality
22
KOCH, Wilhelm *
Australia, deceased
 wilhelm
deceased
Planter 
23
LIEVERSZ, N. Brian L *.
Australia
 brian


24
MOHIDEEN, Irfan Shibly *
Fareed Place, Colombo 4
 shibly

Business 
25
PERERA, Jeremy *
#4, Romoly Drive, Forest Hill. Vic. 3131 (Melbourne) Aussie. 03 98024761; Work 0395447199, Mob 0413880027
 jeremy
Corporate Ex
26
SALEEM, Mohamed
Colombo
 saleem

Business
27
SAMEER, M Fazli H. *
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. +966 55 187 5023. Sri Lanka: 57, Pieris MawataKalubowilaDehiwela, Sri Lanka +94 11 2 764 097
 samma
IT Consultant
28
SHERIFF, Muhammad Arooz *
returned home (2012) to Sri Lanka to roost after retirement in the USA
 arooz

Finance 
29
SOLOMONS, William Boyd *
Australia
 jolla


30
STORK, Phillip
Australia
 phillip


31
VANDERWALL, Rodney E.
Australia
 polmudda

Arts
32
WALPOLA, Don V. Anthony *
Australia
 polos

Finance 
33
WILLIS, Aubrey 
UK, deceased
 town-bus
deceased (2002) 













2 comments:

  1. The names in YELLOW are those who migrated overseas in 1958/59 while those in RED are the ones who have passed away, May they RIP!

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  2. We moved from 1C to Mrs Perera's class in 2C. Ms Dissanayake took our 3C class and then it was Pinkamage in 4C, ABC David in 5C and Justin de Silva in 6C. Great men who walked us up the ladder slowly, yet steadily. May they all be Blessed!

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