9 July, 2017
Former member of the Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council and the Western Provincial Council, B. Neville Mendis passed away. He was 77.
A former Working Director of the NWSDB, he was a strong UNP activist and closely attached to the late Ministers Gamini Dissanayake and Lalith Athulathmudali.
He leaves his wife Srimathie and two children, Rashini and Jayani. His remains lie at his residence, 39, Hill Street, Dehiwala and the cremation will take place today, July 9 at 5.00 p.m. at the Mt. Lavinia Public Cemetery.