KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The family of Serbegeth “Shebby” Singh bid their final farewell to a beloved husband and a father here this evening, still grieving over his sudden death while cycling two days ago.
Thanks to a relaxation in movement restriction as Malaysia segues into Covid recovery phase, hundreds of distant relatives, friends and fans were able to pay their last respects and tribute to the 61-year-old who endeared himself to aficionados of the beautiful game with his punchy comments as a football pundit, long after retiring from professionally playing on the pitch.
He was also known as that sturdy centreback who donned the national shirt proudly, having played in three Asian Games in 1982, 1986 and 1990, and won his first international accolade as a SEA Games gold medallist in 1989. If his days as a Kuala Lumpur player had won him adoration among baby boomers and later “Generation X”, it was his punditry that endeared him with the younger generation of football fanatics.
Shebby Singh’s son, Sonuljit Singh with Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu at the wake, January 14, 2022. — Picture by Hari Anggara At his wake, Serbegeth was surrounded by close family and friends who gathered inside a peach-coloured wake hall as theDespite the overall air of sadness, not many people were heard crying out loud during the wake. Likely because the “”, which translates as “the last rite of passage”, is a ritual that celebrates the soul, instead of one that encourages grieving and mourning.
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