Photos from the past

Fawzia's paternal grandparents. Mr. Hannan was a registered medical practitioner who lived at Ibbagamuwa. Fawzia and her cousins loved to visit. Grandpa also paid for Fawzia's schoolbooks every year.

Maternal grandfather Mr. Cassiere. He was a public health inspector. Dated 1954.

Grandpa with Dudley, Shirley, Fawzia, and Diane.

Fawzia's mother, in 1943, before her marriage.

At Jaya Estate, Chilaw. 1943. Sonny uncle, Boolong aunty, Fawzia's mum, Binthan aunty,& Binthari aunty

Dudley, Shirley, Linda (Fawzia) and Diane, 1954

Relatives

Fawzia's mother's older brother "Loku uncle" on his wedding day. Mass Noor Thajone Cassiere married Sithy Zulaiha Wahid. They had four children. Fawzia and Loku uncle were close. He last lived in Athurugiriya.

Fawzia's father's younger brother, T. D. Hannan. He was a B.Sc. graduate and a renowned teacher of science. He last served as a director of education and lived at Veyangoda, where Fawzia and I visited him. The photo was taken at Lucknow, India.

T.P. Hannan, "Putra" uncle, when he married Zareen in 1968. He lived mainly at Ibbagamuwa, at his parent's home, managing a petrol station. Incidentally, he was known to my aunty Bee's family as "Tippu uncle". He was serving at the Air Force when they knew him. 

T. P.  and Zareen, on their 3rd wedding anniversary. She is now 86 and lives in Kandy.

Fawzia at work

This photo, probably taken at the University of Central Arkansas library in the mid-1990s, shows Fawzia at work. She took pride in selecting her clothes. 

Fawzia Braine Memorial Award for 2016

The winner is Kevin Feng Jiang, a doctoral student at the University of Hong Kong, for his paper titled "Nominal stance construction in L1 and L2 students' writing", published in the Journal of English for Academic Purposes in 2015.

The presentation was made at the 2016 conference of the Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (HAAL).

This is the fourth year in which the Award, amounting to HK$2500, has been made.

Kevin Feng Jiang is in the red shirt. Dr. Carmen Lee, the President of HAAL, is also in the photo.

Jiang presenting at the HAAL conference.

Fawzia at Chinese University

The date is May 1, 2010, and we are at Chung Chi College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The occasion is the opening of an artexhibition. We are talking with Prof. Philip Leung, who was the Hed of Chung Chi College at that time. Everyone looks happy.

Fawzia's Fourth Memorial at St. Joseph's Home for Elders, Marawila, on 23 January 2016

Some elders at lunch

A nun feeding a mentally handicapped resident of the Home

A nun cleaning the section for physically/mentally handicapped female residents

The memorial service conducted by Fr. Harold

Fawzia's sister celebrated her birthday at the lunch following the memorial service

As in previous years, Fawzia's memorial service was conducted at St. Joseph's Home for Elders at Lansigama, Marawila. About 25 relatives and friends attended. Fawzia's sister Shirley and brother Hamlin were present. An former classmate from Maharagama Teachers College (1970-71), Nimal Jayasinghe, also attended. Fr. Harold conducted the service.

After the service, a simple lunch was served. Lunch was also provided to the nuns, workers of the Home, and the retired priests who reside there. Every month, all three meals for two days are provided to the 150 elderly residents in Fawzia's memory.