SJI Remembers Former Staff -Miss Balkis Bee
1 December 2022
SJI remembers Miss Balkis Bee, who served seven Principals over 48 years.
The SJI family extends its deepest condolences to the family of Miss Balkis Bee, our former Executive Secretary to several SJI Principals. Miss Bee joined SJI as a Clerical Assistant in Sep 1971 and served the school and the La Salle Brothers religiously from the Bras Basah to the Malcolm Road campuses. She proved to be an industrious and devoted staff and eventually rose through the ranks to become Executive Secretary to the Principals. In her distinguished career spanning 48 years at SJI before she retired officially in Dec 2019, she had served 7 Principals - the late Bro Patrick Loh, the late Bro Joseph Kiely, the late Bro Kevin Byrne, Bro Paul Rogers, Mr Lui Seng Cheong, Dr Koh Thiam Seng and Fr (Dr) Adrian Danker, SJ.
Miss Bee was also a recipient of several national accolades and awards, including the National Day Awards for Efficiency (1997) and Long Service (1999), a Diploma of Benefaction awarded by the De La Salle Brothers (2002) and the Outstanding Contribution Award-Team Award (2012).
After her retirement, Miss Bee returned to SJI on 1 Jan 2020 to work as an HR Officer on a part-time basis until her contract ended on 31 March 2021.
Miss Bee truly embodied many of the Lasallian virtues like generosity, piety, humility, patience and wisdom. The SJI family has lost a true Lasallian.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her.
*A Tribute to Miss Bee* - you may wish to post your tributes to Miss Bee via this Padlet: https://padlet.com/stjosephsinstitution/msbee (opens in new tab)