Sir Arthur's Funeral on Saturday, 22nd March 2008

Sir Arthur's remains were brought to his residence at No. 25, Barnes Place, Colombo 7 at 7:30 p.m. last night. According to his wishes, a private funeral will be held at the General Cemetery in Colombo 8, Sri Lanka on Saturday, 22nd March 2008.

His passing away is the lead news story here since yesterday. Today's 'Daily News' national newspaper carries the headline 'Death of a visionary' (http://www.dailynews.lk) along with condolence messages from the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka: http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/03/20/news01.asp

Also:

The Editorial: http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/03/20/main_Editorial.asp

A journey into the future with Sir Arthur C Clarke (Q&A with photo from 90th birthday)
http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/03/20/fea01.asp

Arthur C Clarke: An Odyssey of the mind http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/03/20/news19.asp

Several SGAC members in Sri Lanka were hoping to pay their last respects to Sir Arthur this evening. However, this has now been postponed to tomorrow. If there are any other SGAC members who would like to join us tomorrow, please contact me as soon as possible.

Please join the 'One Minute silence to pay tribute to Sir Arthur C Clarke - A world wide silence to salute the visionary writer' event at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11697194781