In May, Mr Yeo was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma, cancer of a type of white blood cell that fights off body infection, after he collapsed at home on the evening of May 9.
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Anthony Yeo was a Singaporean counsellor, described as Singapore's "father of counselling" for his pioneering role in the profession's development in Singapore.
He was born into a Teochew family in Singapore. He attended Victoria School and graduated from the [University of Singapore] in 1972. He later founded and served as clinical director of the Counselling and Care Centre, Singapore's first counselling centre; he also helped to establish a suicide prevention agency, SOS. CCC trained around a thousand counsellors.
He died on June 20, 2009, of Burkitt's lymphoma, and was survived by his wife Soo Lan and by two adult sons.
Yeo was a regular contributor to the The Straits Times, including as an advice columnist.
