'I'm proud of you, Pa': Woman posts tribute to late father who was SDP member

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Some 23 years after her father’s untimely death during the 1997 General Election, Wendy Toh says that the emotions still come flooding back whenever election season rolls around.

The actress paid tribute to her late father, who had been a member of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), as well as those working behind the scenes in politics in a touching Facebook post on July 5.

According to Toh, her father Steven was a staunch supporter of opposition veteran Chiam See Tong and served in the SDP from the early 90s until his death in December 1996.

Even before the election, he had been working tirelessly, she recalled. But he would not live to see his efforts bear fruition.

Shortly after Nomination Day, he passed away from a heart attack after pulling an all-nighter at the town council office of the now-defunct Nee Soon Central SMC.

Reflecting on her father’s legacy, Toh wrote of her memories accompanying him on walkabouts and his choice to take “the road less travelled”, opting for contract and part-time stints with political parties instead of a full-time job. 

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