Aloysius Pang remembered for his heart of gold

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Fourteen moving eulogies were delivered at a memorial service for Aloysius Pang this afternoon (Jan 27), before his body was taken to Mandai Crematorium following a public wake that drew hundreds. The 28-year-old passed away last Wednesday (Jan 23) after succumbing to his injuries from a reservist accident in New Zealand, and was accorded full military honours.

The actor’s eldest brother, Jefferson Pang, was first to speak at the ceremony, which was held at 82A MacPherson Lane. In his speech, Jefferson spoke about how much Aloysius loved his parents. Their mother was the first to see him in the hospital after the accident and even though he was suffering, he tried to comfort her.

“Aloysius’s kryptonite was our mum’s tears,” said Jefferson. “When mum was crying by his bedside, his first reply was, ‘Mum, don’t cry. If you cry, I will cry too, and I am in a lot of pain. I will recover in a couple of days and take you to a New Zealand casino.’ He really loved mum with all his heart.”

Jefferson also touched on Aloysius’s kind and considerate nature, which showed even from a very young age. “When he was 5, he wanted to feed a stray cat. The cat snatched the food away from him and scratched him, but he was very excited because he felt a sense of achievement that the cat took his food.” He then said that although their father was angry at the cat, Aloysius defended it, saying it was hungry.

A few years later, when Aloysius was 8, Jefferson and the second eldest brother, Kenny, tricked him into watching horror film Bride of Chucky with them. “When the credits started rolling at the end, [Aloysius] suddenly burst out crying,” Jefferson recalled. “It was then that we realised that although he was afraid throughout the whole movie, he tried to contain his emotions because he knew that his brothers were enjoying it.”

Aloysius’s heart of gold also left a mark on those who had the pleasure of working with him in the past. Click through to read some of the touching stories that his fellow actors shared about him…