Darrel Felix Weinmann was educated at St Peter’s College, Colombo where he was a high achiever both academically and on the sports field, becoming school cricket captain. He studied medicine in Sri Lanka, qualifying with first class honours and winning the Hallet prize, and then travelled to the UK. After passing the fellowship of the college in 1960, he spent a while in various hospitals before returning to his country to work at the Colombo General Hospital where he eventually specialised in neurosurgery. He also worked as a surgeon to the Sri Lankan army. In the early 1970’s he and his family moved to Australia where he was initially appointed neurosurgeon to the Canterbury and Bankstown hospitals. This proved unsatisfactory as neither hospital had a functioning intensive care unit that could deal with neurosurgical patients. In the end he decided to open a general practice which, in time, became very successful. A talented musician, he played the piano by ear. He died on 14 October 2018 in Sydney, aged 88, survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Brinda, also a qualified surgeon, their children, Jacqueline and Andrew and grand-daughter Hannah. He was predeceased by his sister Oenone and his other siblings Dawn, Willie, Eric Anne, Rosaine and Lester survived him.