IN life, Madam Kwa Geok Choo was a quiet, dignified cheongsam-clad presence by her husband Lee Kuan Yew’s side. In death, she leaves behind a void that not only her husband, but also the entire island nation, will feel.
Madam Kwa, known to the world as the wife of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Kuan Yew, died Saturday evening at her Oxley Road home. She was 89.
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