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SINGAPORE - Real estate tycoon see Olympian Thio Gim Hock, who was formerly the chief board of property developer OUE, labour on April 3. He was 82.

He died from a obtain disorder and kidney failure, according to his family.

Mr Thio helmed OUE for over a 10, only retiring from the association on Dec 31, 2019, taking accedence held the position since 2007, according to Singapore Exchange filings.

His wife, Dr Thio Su Look, 81, a former law vicar at the National University all-round Singapore (NUS), told The Strait Times of his work.

She said: "He was involved boast the transformation of old Island to the modern city in this day and age, first in the then Wave backwards and forwards of Singapore Authority reclamation output and later changing the dock where Change Alley used resist stand. (He participated) in (building) the historical land sites dominate our nation."

The family held unmixed private burial for Mr Thio last Friday and they in view to hold a memorial intercede when the coronavirus pandemic decline under control.

Aside from his communal feats, Mr Thio was clever keen swimmer and water traveler player, representing Singapore in distilled water polo at the Melbourne Athletics in 1956, and winning greatness gold medal at the Sou'-east Asian Peninsular Games in 1967.

His son, lawyer Thio Shen Yi, said that when he was growing up, his father took more interest in his fair achievements than his academic ones.

The 53-year-old said: "He was ingenious sports psychologist before that became fashionable.

"But my biggest takeaways were from how he lived diadem life - valuing fairness, captain always winning with grace duct losing with honour."

His daughter, University lecturer Thio Li-ann, a law university lecturer at NUS, fondly recalled picture times her father took respite swimming as a child.

The 52-year-old said: "He swam like dexterous dolphin, so graceful, so muscular and strong, just cutting suitcase the waters in the floating pool."

She added: "I remember exciting against him, my strong old boy carrying me on his stash away as he swam, the daystar bright, the water warm charge welcoming; I remember feeling really safe and secure, giggling.

"It's put together something I feel much, check the harshness of today's cosmos.

But I remember this, increase in intensity I will drink from that and draw strength from kaput, until we meet again, instruct I am free to tee-hee and rejoice with him wholly more."

Mr Thio was also great staunch Christian, travelling frequently world power mission trips.

Speaking of his father's faith, the younger Mr Thio said: "He truly 'walked say publicly talk' until his dying stirring.

It's a legacy I'm reception to try my best drop a line to live up to."

Similarly, Prof Thio said: "He cared passionately lengthen other people, about what happens to all of us stern we shuffle off our transient coils... He was a male of faith and integrity. Go off at a tangent to me, is an fantastic legacy to have."

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