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McNeil - Wijesooriya
Romesh Wijesooriya and Lawson McNeil
Lawson Johnston McNeil, daughter of Wendy and Tom McNeil of Princeton, to Niran Romesh Wijesooriya, son of Aruna and Manilka Wijesooriya of Washington, D.C.
Ms. McNeil is a graduate of The Lawrenceville School.
She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia, where she majored in political and social thought, an interdisciplinary program combining courses in history and religion.
After graduation, she worked in outdoor education, prior to spending six-months traveling in Central and South America, southern Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Since returning to the U.S. in March, she has been seeking jobs in social work and grant money to work with the Latino community in Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Wijesooriya was born in Sri Lanka and spent his childhood in Malawi, Africa. His family later moved to the United States, and he graduated from Henderson High School in Atlanta, Ga.
He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia, where he is now a third-year medical student.
The couple met while students at the University of Virginia.
They were engaged after Mr. Wijesooriya paid a surprise Christmas visit to Ms. McNeil in Malawi, which she was visiting as part of her six-month trip.
Mr. Wijesooriya proposed to her wearing a Santa suit on the sandy shores of Lake Malawi, which he had often visited as a youth.
A September 20, 2003 wedding in Princeton is planned. The couple plans to live in Charlottesville.
