Dr Goh, who was education minister for four years during his 25 years in the Cabinet, died last Friday at age 91. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
EKING out a living as a waste collector and trishaw rider, Ms Jenny Sitoh's father struggled to feed his family of seven.
Yesterday, his 55-year-old daughter bowed in gratitude to the man she credits for giving her an education.
'We were so poor my father could not even afford the $3 monthly school fees,' said the businesswoman.
'If not for Dr Goh, who made sure education was affordable for everyone in those days, I wouldn't have completed my O levels,' she added tearfully.
Ms Sitoh was in a long queue that formed at Parliament House yesterday as 5,465 people from all walks of life streamed into a vast hall from noon, to pay their last respects to former deputy prime minister Goh Keng Swee.
Dr Goh, who was education minister for four years during his 25 years in the Cabinet, died last Friday at age 91.
