RIP Yee Cheng(D56)
He came, he left. While he was here, he served mankind, he served Gaoyiren.
We lost a great friend, a remarkable Gaoyiren.
On 22/1/2001 at 0:25AM while I was on my way to Penang for Chinese New Year.
Yuen(M55) phoned me regarding this sad news. At noon, I picked up Yuen at
Taiping, later we were transfered to Oh(D65)'s car at Seremban. It was almost
8:00PM when we reached Yee Cheng's house in Keluang where we met Koh(M56) and
Tee(P56).
At noon 23/1/2001, we paid our last respect to him, subsequently he was laid to
rest at Muar cemetery.
He has been suffering from CAD, had by-pass surgery done in 1987. He collaspsed
while attending a dinner function and passed away peacefully.
I came to know Yee Cheng in the summer of 1968, on my very first day in
Kaohsiung as a freshman. He orientated me and soon we became good friends.I
attended his engagement ceremony, his wedding party and now his funeral rite.
For years he has been a influential figure in Keluang, holding variuos prominent
positions in the local Chinese society. For Gaoyiren, he has contributed
enormously. Without him, there is no website, no address directory; without him,
we wouldn't have our Kaohsiung tour. Just a week before he left, he contacted
Ministry of Health regarding dental registration......... His everlasting spirit
to serve needs to be passed on to the younger Gaoyiren as we still have a long
way to go. Yee Cheng will always be remembered.
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by Dr. Leow (M57)
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