Facebook post on May 6<\/span><\/a>, Mr Shanmugam said Mr Ong was always guided by a belief in giving back in different ways. Beyond politics, Mr Ong continued to contribute and took on public service roles.<\/p>\n\u201cThose of us who served alongside him knew this well. He believed in staying close to the ground. Close to the people,\u201d Mr Shanmugam said.<\/p>\n
Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP Alex Yam recalled of Mr Ong: \u201cFrom afar, he carried a certain aura. You sensed immediately that he belonged to a generation of unionists who had fought many battles and earned their respect the hard way.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his Facebook post on May 6, Mr Yam said that Mr Ong remained active in the party after he stepped down from Parliament, and was always available with advice and counsel. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat stayed with me was not the aura I once saw from afar, but the warmth he showed to younger comrades,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Ong leaves behind his wife, son, daughter-in-law, goddaughter and two grandchildren.<\/p>\n
His son, former Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP Ong Teng Koon, said his father had been sick for some time and was a fighter till the end. <\/p>\n
\u201cPAP was very important to my father, and his hero was Mr Lee Kuan Yew,\u201d he told The Straits Times. \u201cHe was his happiest being a party member, serving the ground and being part of the labour movement.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that many of Mr Ong\u2019s former bosses, peers and colleagues visited his father\u2019s wake in Ang Mo Kio, and described him as being humble, down-to-earth and loyal.<\/p>\n
His father, who brought him into the PAP and politics, was a source of pride and inspiration, Mr Ong Teng Koon said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has led a full and fruitful life,\u201d he said. \u201cI salute my father.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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