Svetlana Wijayadasa Obituary

Svetlana Wijayadasa (nee Alexeyeva) of Stamford, CT, passed away peacefully at home on May 3, 2023, - with her husband and son by her side. Svetlana was born in Moscow, and married Somar, a native of Sri Lanka, in 1966. They lived together in Sri Lanka for five years and in 1973, Svetlana worked for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna, Austria, and later she worked at the United Nations in New York until her retirement. While working for the UN for over 25 years, she and her family traveled the world extensively - mostly in Europe, Middle East and Asia. Svetlana loved to visit historic and archeological sites, old palaces, and botanical gardens in Europe and Asia. She won the hearts of everyone she met, and for almost 60 years Svetlana was Somar's companion and obviously his great friend and support. She loved her home in Stamford and enjoyed tending to her many plants, flowers, and her outdoor garden. Svetlana was a modest, loving and a strong-willed person, as well as a loving and caring wife, mother and grandma. She is survived by Somar (her loving husband of 58 years), her son Jag and daughter-in-law Eva, and her granddaughter Lucia. Svetlana's family would like to thank the staff of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and the dedicated staff of Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County. May her soul rest in peace.