Mr. Kanapathipillai Senpagavaratha Senathirajah (Sen) was born in Alaveddy, Sri Lanka, to Kanagamuthu and Vidania(JP) Kanapathipillai, and had two sisters Saraswati and Vallinayaki.
Sen attended St. Henry’s College Ilavalai, and then Ceylon Technical College, studying engineering and drafting. He worked as a town planning inspector. He then left Sri Lanka to do an Engineering certification in England in 1952 and help to rebuild England after the war, finding a welcoming country.
He passed away in Toronto, Canada on August 24, 2023, at the age of 97. His family was one of the first Sri Lankan Tamil families in Toronto and he and his wife, Nalla, were passionate about building cultural and religious organizations.
He married Nallamma Subramaniam in New York City in 1954, coming to join her at Ohio State University, where he obtained a master’s degree in Civil Engineering. His daughter Yalini was born in 1957.
The couple moved back to the UK that year, settli
Overview
- Funeral Status: Due
- Decision on Date of Funeral: Yes
- Date of Funeral: September 3, 2023
- Time of Funeral: September 3rd from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
- Time the Cortege Leaves: September 3rd 2023 at 11:30 AM
- Funeral Location: Elgin Mills Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Centers 1591 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1M9
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