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A man with a ‘Heart of Gold’ A Tribute to Susil Moonesinghe Source:Dailymirror A recent article about Susil Moonesinghe on his 90th birthday by my Aunt Sumi Moonesinghe, made me wish to share a few personal memories as a tribute to him.   Uncle Susil was my father’s first cousin. I first got close to Uncle Susil and Aunty Sumi in 1975 when I was just 12 years old. Their daughter, my cousin Anarkali was just born around that time. I was in a private boarding while schooling at Royal College and I would spend most weekends with Uncle Susil and Aunty Sumi. I was picked up on Friday evening and dropped off on Monday morning back to Royal.    I used to look forward to the weekends as I enjoyed having good food and caramel for dessert. Then subsequently, during my O’Level and A’Level years, I moved in with them. I ...