SINGAPORE - Real estate tycoon and Olympian Thio Gim Hock, who was formerly the chief executive of real estate developer OUE, died last Friday (April 3). He was 82.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Real estate tycoon and Olympian Thio Gim Hock, who was formerly the chief executive of property developer OUE, died on April 3. He was 82.Mr Thio helmed OUE for over a decade, only retiring from the company on Dec 31, 2019, having held the position since 2007, according to Singapore Exchange filings.
The family held a private burial for Mr Thio last Friday and they intend to hold a memorial service when the coronavirus pandemic is under control. His son, lawyer Thio Shen Yi, said that when he was growing up, his father took more interest in his sporting achievements than his academic ones."But my biggest takeaways were from how he lived his life - valuing fairness, and always winning with grace and losing with honour."
The 52-year-old said:"He swam like a dolphin, so graceful, so powerful and strong, just cutting through the waters in the swimming pool."
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