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Remembering my friend Harry on his 83rd birthday
Daily FT
|August 18, 2025
EVERY year, for so many years, the first thing I would do as soon as I woke up on 17 August was to call my dear friend, the late Harry Stassen Jayawardena.
Every single time, it started with, “Happy birthday, Lokka.” He would answer right back, “Thank you, Lokka.” It’s funny how we both called each other ‘Lokka.’ That strange nickname became our little tradition, and it always made us grin.
Today, i.e. 17 August 2025, it’s different. I can make the call. I know what to say. But Lokka is no more.
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