Mrs Wee Kim Wee nee Koh Sok Hiong was the quintessential nyonya wife and mother. She was the quiet pillar behind our beloved late President Wee Kim Wee. She never sought to overshadow him. She never sought to outshine him. She was always there for him; standing next to him. She never failed to be with our late President Wee whenever he attended TPAS’s events and programmes. They were clearly belangkas. Mrs Wee had “resolved to be the perfect wife” on their wedding night in 1936. She succeeded exceedingly. She was the ever gracious and generous hostess. She clearly put her heart into whatever she did.
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- Wee Kim Wee seeing Mrs Wee off on the inaugural voyage of the S.S. Chusan to the Far East. He had used his hard-earned savings to express his love and appreciation for her, by giving her this special treat, November 1950.
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- Mrs Wee Kim Wee, Siglap Plain, 1985.
Above all else, heart and love must have been the main ingredients that made anything she cooked taste great! This must surely have been one of the many virtues she obviously pressed into the psyche of her children. I remember being invited to the family’s always-awaited-for Chinese New Year Open House meals. The dishes served were all stupendously delicious, even though daughter Eng Hwa had helped cooked them using Mummy’s meticulous recipes when she was unable to help in the dapor in her latter years.
She was all heart and love.
God bless Mrs Wee, in the Hands of Our Lord
Colin Chee
President, TPAS
8 July 2018