Singapore Couple Aged 99 and 93 Received Medals after Being Married for Over 7 Decade
A Singaporean couple aged 99 and 92 where they are celebrating their 75tg wedding anniversary has been presented commemorative medallions and certificates by President Halimah Yacob.
The couple was introduced by President Halimah only as Mr. and Mrs. Sng who are 99 and 92 respective, who has lived through the Japanese Occupation from 1942 to 1945. Where Mr. Sng would have been around 21 years old in 1942 while Mrs. Sng would only be 14 years on only.
The couple has five great-grandchildren, and enjoys walks and meals with family members across all four generations as “proud and loving great-grandparents”. The Sngs were one of over 160 couples to receive recognition for staying married for more than 50 years, as part of the annual Golden Jubilee Wedding Celebrations.
The celebrations were first held on Mar. 17, 2018, and was organized by The Registry of Civil Marriages and the Registry of Muslim Marriages. The Council for Third Age (C3A) called for nominations for this year’s celebrations in late 2019.