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8 Stouffville Sun-Tribune | Thursday, September 1, 2016 | Markham father struggles with sudden death of wife, daughter By Jeremy Grimaldi jgrimaldi@yrmg.com Only one day before, his livingroom was filled with the joy and laughter of his two daughters and wife. In its place now remains despair, half of that family wiped out during a horrific crash that has left so many asking why. "The hardest part is that it's so sudden, you never imagine it happening," he said. "It's just all so sudden." Pradeep was alerted to the news at 11:50 Monday morning, hours after arriving to work at a bank in Toronto. On their way back from dropping him off at the Markham GO Station, near their home, his wife Inoka Athuraliya-Liyana-Waduge, 42, and his daughter Savani, 4, were struck while driving their Toyota and killed mere blocks from their home. Police say their black Corolla was travelling eastbound when a black Infinity G35, driven by a still unnamed 28-year-old who was with his five-and-a-half-month-old child, crossed the centre line near 16th Avenue and Bur Oak Drive before colliding head on. There are no skid marks on the road to signify braking. However, near the crash site, strewn with car parts and shards of plastic, rests a makeshift memorial, containing a small number of flowers and a stuffed Minion toy at the base of a nearby tree. Inoka died first from her injuries, before Savani died a short time after while being treated at Sick Kids. ily tearfully chatted in the kitchen. "I don't know how to explain what I did next. I didn't really know what to do. I am totally lost in this world." Explaining that he and his family arrived in Canada 10 years ago from Sri Lanka, Pradeep begins to discuss the type of person his wife was. "She was very pleasant and helpful," he notes. "She was actually like a second mother to me, she looked after everything, every aspect, she looked after me like a kid. She was Head-on crash very caring and loved to do every small detail Inoka wanted to keep the family car on to make sure we were all safe and happy." Pradeep explains the important role reliMonday, Pradeep said, so she could take her older daughter Mihara to her badminton gion plays in the family's life, all four of them lesson. The 12-year-old was left at home and it fell to her to call her father when a policeman showed up at their door explaining that "mommy had been in an accident." "This is the biggest shock I had in my life, New Clients Always Welcome! I didn't expect this to happen to me," he said softly, his head low, still in shock as his fam- faithfully attending the Mahamevnawa monastery and meditation centre. Inoka could often be found busily preparing food for the monks at Buddhist temple, on Kennedy, just north of Elgin Mills. `Everyone loved her' As for his now deceased daughter, tiny Savani, he said she was the opposite of a shy child, revelling in human interaction. "She was very playful and everyone loved her," he said, still unable to even smile at the memory. "She loved making friends and she loved being outside, going to the park and the temple, she never wanted to be inside the house." To read the entire story, go to yorkregion.com Ballantrae Plaza Veterinary CliniC Small Town Friendly... Genuine Concern For Pets & People Preventative Health | Medicine Dentistry | Surgery | Therapeutic laser Canadian-made Solid Wood Furniture & Upholstery Bedroom | Dining Room | Upholstery | Entertainment | Office Dr. Karen Drewell, DVM & Associates 905-642-3349 (off Hwy 48, one road south of Aurora Rd.) 1 Felcher Blvd., Stouffville www.ballantraeveterinaryclinic.com 4747 Highway 7 East, Markham 905.477.5524 | www.almira.com Any EclipsE UpgrAdE!* *Expires Fri. Sept. 30/16 50% OFF Eclipse Upgrades · Bay Window Frame System · Bi-fold Track System · Bi-pass Track System · French door Cutouts 25 year Warranty FREE SHOP-AT-HOME SERVICE! Markham/Unionville 905.475.2323 4450 Highway 7 NEW 3 Minute Quote Tool ­ Just a click away www.mollerinsurance.com CHILD CARE & EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY www.sunshade.ca 1.800.883.1699 Quality Care & Education Since 1993 A Clean, Safe, Caring, Loving,Educational Centre for Your Child to Learn & Grow 12 months 12 years to MOLLER INSURANCE LTD. Toddler Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum Junior & Senior Kindergarten Curriculum Nursery School Preschool Before & After School Curriculum Transportation available to / from local schools 905-642-2745 | www.mollerinsurance.com Or call us for a quote today! **Quality Programs that Now Accepting Fall Registrations LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE will result in your child's New this Fall, an Introduction to French Intellectual, Physical, Emotional & Social Growth** Come & See the Difference for Your Child 905-640-0676 94 Montreal Street, Stouffville