Social work education pioneer Ann Wee dies at 93

Mrs Ann Wee in a picture taken in 2016. She trained generations of social workers, including the late president S R Nathan, and co-authored the only social work textbook here, Social Work In The Singapore Context.
Mrs Ann Wee in a picture taken in 2016. She trained generations of social workers, including the late president S R Nathan, and co-authored the only social work textbook here, Social Work In The Singapore Context. ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG
Theresa Tan
Senior Social Affairs Correspondent
Updated
Dec 13, 2019, 10:25 AM
Published
Dec 12, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Mrs Ann Wee, a pioneer of social work education in Singapore, died at home yesterday morning. She was 93.

Her daughter Lynnette, 63, said Mrs Wee, who is affectionately known as the founding mother of social work education here, was in good health and had made plans for the week when she died suddenly.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 12, 2019, with the headline Social work education pioneer Ann Wee dies at 93. Subscribe

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