The marble headstone reads;
Tan Chai Luan
Daughter of Tan Chin Tuan
and
Wee Helene
Born 26th July 1928
Died 30th July 1928
No. 53G Block II
Baby Tan Chai Luan was only 4 days when she passed away. The marble headstone on the valley of Block 2 Division G stands reminder of their love for their baby daughter.
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| Baby Tan Chai Luan |
Tan Chin Tuan and Wee Helene went on to have other children;
Son: Tan Keng Siong
Daughters: Tan Kheng Lian, Tan Kheng Choo
Grandchildren: Kenneth Tan Boon Beng, Debbie Tan Siok Hean, Patti Tan Siok Tze, Chew Gek Khim, Chew Gek Hiang, Chew Kwee San, Chuan Ian Campbell, Helene Campbell
Parents: Tan Chin Tuan and Wee Helene
Tan Chin Tuan was the Assistant Secretary of the Chinese Commercial Bank married Miss Wee Helene, (daughter of Mr. Wee Theam Seng) on 18 September 1926.
Wee Theam Seng was the manager of the Chinese Commercial Bank. When the Chinese Commercial Bank merged with Ho Hong and Overseas Chinese Bank in 1933, to become the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), Tan Chin Tuan became a manager in OCBC, moving up its rank until he eventually retired as Chairman in 1983, and being its honorary life president thereafter. Tan Chin Tan was also the Deputy President of the Legislative Council from 1951 to 1955.
On his 90th birthday in 1998, his nephew, (former Deputy Prime Minister and the former President of Singapore) Tony Tan Keng Yam, described him as a man who had been 'scrupulously honest' in his business dealings, and who had 'lived his life as an honorable man'. There is a building within the Anglo Chinese School (ACS) Barker Road named after him. For his 91st Birthday, multi-millionaire Tan Chin Tuan, 91, offered to each healthy Singaporean aged over 90 a $1,000 gift. Over $1.2 million was eventually given out.
On his 90th birthday in 1998, his nephew, (former Deputy Prime Minister and the former President of Singapore) Tony Tan Keng Yam, described him as a man who had been 'scrupulously honest' in his business dealings, and who had 'lived his life as an honorable man'. There is a building within the Anglo Chinese School (ACS) Barker Road named after him. For his 91st Birthday, multi-millionaire Tan Chin Tuan, 91, offered to each healthy Singaporean aged over 90 a $1,000 gift. Over $1.2 million was eventually given out.
Tan Chin Tuan passed away at the age of 98 on November 13, 2005.
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| Helene Wee and Tan Chin Tuan (source: National Archives) |
Grandfather: Tan Cheng Siong
Mr. Tan Cheng Siong (Mr. Tan Cheng Siang) , J.P. was the General Manager of the Overseas Chinese Bank Ltd. Mr. Tan Cheng Siong passed away on October 19, 1922 at his residence in 60 Cecil Street at 10 a.m at the age of 42
References
Tan Chin Tuan. (website). Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. (last accessed 25 January 2026)
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