R.I.T. Alles, one of the best educationists Sri Lanka has produced, passed away today, aged 81 years.
The
father of MP Tiran Alles, Harsha Alles and the late Malik Alles, he was
the founding principle of D.S. Senanayake Vidyalaya in Colombo.
He also founded Gateway International School.
Ralf Ignatius Thomas Alles was state secretary of education from 1989 to 1993.
Educated
at St. Aloysius College, Galle and St. Anthony’s College, Kandy, he
started as a teacher and served as the deputy principal of Royal
College, Colombo.
His wife, Rohini Alles, too, is a teacher of Royal College, Colombo.
Funeral arrangements will be notified later
Sir R.I.T Alles was my mother's younger brother's principal in the D S. And my school chairman in Gateway College. It was a great shock to know he passed away.
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