Thank you Professor Koh

So I went for my Prof's funeral and memorial service last Saturday.  It was nice meeting many old classmates again, but little did we expect the gathering to be at our favourite professor's funeral. It's been a little over 2 weeks but most of us still found it hard to believe he was gone. Like truly gone. It wasn't until when we reached the church, saw his family and his urn of ashes, that we finally came to accept.


Professor Koh is no longer with us anymore :(

The service was heartbreaking especially when the church choir started singing while the Father performed the ritual. It moved on to a lighter note when his family and colleague gave their eulogies, sharing their side of Prof Koh that we as students never really saw.

He was, and still is a man that had various qualities that we could learn from. I was very moved by the fact that he touched many lives in the 50 years he spent on earth. Friends from all walks of life attended his memorial service, tracing back to people who knew him since his RI/Hwa Chong days. Students and friends turned up in racing gear, in ballroom dancing outfits, in their photographer gears. It was a celebration of his wonderful life and the number of friends he made in his lifetime.

It drives home the message that at the end of the day, it's not how much wealth you have or how popular you were, it's how many lives you touched in a positive way and how many remembers you fondly when you are no longer around.

"Never lose that sense of adventure in life" was his famous quote, which he first shared it as a part of speech to the graduating class of 2010.

Rest in Peace, Professor Koh. You are and will continue to be deeply missed. I'm sure your words and way of life will continue to inspire many.


Source: Hong Huazheng

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