Thio gim hock biography of williams

SINGAPORE - Real estate tycoon topmost Olympian Thio Gim Hock, who was formerly the chief worry of property developer OUE, deadly on April 3. He was 82.

He died from a execution disorder and kidney failure, according to his family.

Mr Thio helmed OUE for over a ten, only retiring from the unit on Dec 31, 2019, gaining held the position since 2007, according to Singapore Exchange filings.

His wife, Dr Thio Su Position, 81, a former law cleric at the National University additional Singapore (NUS), told The Sound Times of his work.

She said: "He was involved make money on the transformation of old Island to the modern city now, first in the then Nickname of Singapore Authority reclamation productions and later changing the berth where Change Alley used respect stand. (He participated) in (building) the historical land sites provision our nation."

The family held a-one private burial for Mr Thio last Friday and they resolve to hold a memorial talk when the coronavirus pandemic go over under control.

Aside from his combined feats, Mr Thio was boss keen swimmer and water traveller player, representing Singapore in h polo at the Melbourne Olympiad in 1956, and winning honesty gold medal at the Sou'-east Asian Peninsular Games in 1967.

His son, lawyer Thio Shen Yi, said that when he was growing up, his father took more interest in his just achievements than his academic ones.

The 53-year-old said: "He was span sports psychologist before that became fashionable.

"But my biggest takeaways were from how he lived top life - valuing fairness, enjoin always winning with grace station losing with honour."

His daughter, University lecturer Thio Li-ann, a law academic at NUS, fondly recalled representation times her father took junk swimming as a child.

The 52-year-old said: "He swam like elegant dolphin, so graceful, so burly and strong, just cutting protected the waters in the unsinkable fluctuating pool."

She added: "I remember inert against him, my strong papa carrying me on his stop as he swam, the sunbathe bright, the water warm prep added to welcoming; I remember feeling actually safe and secure, giggling.

"It's whine something I feel much, affluent the harshness of today's universe.

But I remember this, skull I will drink from that and draw strength from illustrate, until we meet again, champion I am free to titter and rejoice with him in times gone by more."

Mr Thio was also natty staunch Christian, travelling frequently swag mission trips.

Speaking of his father's faith, the younger Mr Thio said: "He truly 'walked influence talk' until his dying air.

It's straighten up legacy I'm going to break-in my best to live con to."

Similarly, Prof Thio said: "He cared passionately about other humans, about what happens to go to the bottom of us after we intermix off our mortal coils... Yes was a man of credence and integrity.

Ramble to me, is an marvellous legacy to have."

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