I was saddened this week by news of the death of one of the more prominent and hardworking teachers at Millennia Institute, Miss Emily Gan. Although she was never a subject teacher of mine, her dedication and professionalism was evident even to a part-time hardworking(?) student like me. Plus, she was the discipline mistress, and she dealt with us fairly, sometimes chiding us, at other times letting us off. I received news of her death by SMS from Nis on Tuesday, and sure enough soon the SMSes started flowing in from all manner of sources. She passed away on Monday night, 240308. On Wednesday night I took time off from camp to visit her wake at St. Joseph's Church at Kranji with Shahidah, and I had the opportunity to view her body from the partly transparent coffin, and also talk to her sister-in-law, a lady who was very helpful in telling us what actually happened. Apparently she died from colon cancer, over a period of 4 years. Her body will make its way to the Mandai Crematorium on Friday 290308, and her ashes thrown to the sea. Miss Emily Gan was 54.
In Memory of Miss Emily Gan1954-2008
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