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Sunday November 6, 2005

Eunice had touched the hearts of so many

Eunice was admitted to a private hospital on Oct 17 after she complained of cough, fever and body ache and she died two days later.
PETALING JAYA: Eunice Lee Cay Shing who died last month of suspected pneumonia was a straight As SPM scorer whom other students looked up to in school and college.

At her memorial recently, more than 500 students from her Maluri secondary school, TAR College and Kolej Damansara Utama turned up to pay their last respects.

“My wife and I were surprised that she had helped so many students and touched the hearts of so many people. The students said Eunice was a very helpful friend who gave study tips and helped with their studies,” said her father businessman K.S. Lee after her memorial on Thursday.

Her mother Phyllis Chong added: “One student told us that Eunice shared her ang pow money with friends.”

Eunice, 18, the eldest among four siblings, was admitted to a private hospital on Oct 17 after she complained of cough, fever and body ache. She died two days later.

Her mother said that Eunice, despite her illness and breathing difficulties, had asked about her college project and examination.

Doctors told her parents that her lung was punctured. Several bags of blood were given to her when her blood pressure dropped to a critical level.

Lee said the first culture test was negative with no trace of bacterial infection.

Her death certificate stated acute pneumonia, he added.

Eunice was an active Rotaract member and a recipient of the Star Education Fund Scholarship this year.

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