Attorney Lakshman Ranasinghe passes away
Demise of another 1961 classmate - September 19, 2006
Lakshman Ranasinghe, an attorney-at-lawby profession passed away due to heart failure yesterday. Mr.Ranasinghe who had attended courts at Hultsdorp last morning had later gone to theOrganisation of Professional Associations (OPA)of which he was the Secretary. At the OPA Mr.Ranasinghe had suffered from a heart attack and died on his way to the General Hospital.
At the time of death, Mr.Ranasinghe was a Committee member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka(BASL).He was the former Chairman of State Pharmaceuticals Coporation (SPC), CISIR, Land Reform Commission Under the United National Party governments and was Chef de mission of the National Olympic Committee.
His body lies at his residence G3, 8 th Lane, Colombo 3. The funeral will be on Thursday, September 21, 2006






