Jacob Tjon was pronounced dead October 19, 2020 after divers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force pulled his body out of the Marina Reservoir. He was 26. — Picture from Jacob Tjon’s family via TODAY
He was in his final year studying Chemistry and Biological Chemistry at NTU. As an aspiring entrepreneur, he was building up his animation studio Socialarchh, which specialises in producing explainer videos.“He was so excited to join the pageant,” his mother Madam Ong, 53, told TODAY. She requested privacy and declined to give her full name.In an interview at a cafe today, the day after the cremation, Ong, dressed in a black T-shirt, recalled fondly how proud she was of her son.
On the day Tjon graduated from Yishun Junior College, he gifted a soft toy to his chemistry teacher. He told her that it was not for her, but for her daughter. A fellow student, fresh graduate Dora Yeo, 22, described Tjon as a free-spirited, thoughtful and sweet friend from university who always brought his family up in their conversations.
His fellow contestants remember him by his infectious smile and the way he would encourage them through various challenges in the preparations for the pageant.
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