Dr Lee Wei Ling's funeral was held on Saturday (Oct 12), and leading the send-off were her nephews, Li Huanwu and Li Shaowu, the sons of Dr Lee's younger brother Lee Hsien Yang. It was raining when the cortege left the Singapore Casket in Lavender Street at about 1.50pm and headed towards Mandai crematorium, Shin Min Daily News reported. Dr...
Lee Hsien Yang's sons Li Huanwu and Li Shaowu leading their aunt's funeral procession on Saturday .Dr Lee Wei Ling's funeral was held on Saturday , and leading the send-off were her nephews, Li Huanwu and Li Shaowu, the sons of Dr Lee's younger brother Lee Hsien Yang.
Dr Lee, the only daughter of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew and sister of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong,, four years after being diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder. She was 69. Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and Opposition leader Pritam Singh was also seen paying his respects on Oct 11, reported Shin Min.In an eulogy posted on Facebook on Saturday afternoon, Lee Hsien Yang, who's three years younger than Dr Lee, reminisced on the fond memories they'd shared in their younger days, including how they used to engage in physical fights.
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