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title: "‘Take her for a date on your motorbike’ Netizen mourns the death of her “Flashlight Grandfather” in emotional post"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/netizen-mourns-death-of-her-flashlight-grandfather/
date: 2022-03-09
modified: 2022-03-09
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author: "Cheyenne Lye"
description: "PETALING JAYA - An elderly man who was dubbed the \"Flashlight Grandfather\" after he became famous for using a flashlight to see his deceased wife's face clearly during her funeral..."
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# ‘Take her for a date on your motorbike’ Netizen mourns the death of her “Flashlight Grandfather” in emotional post

**PETALING JAYA** - An elderly man who was dubbed the "Flashlight Grandfather" after he became famous for [using a flashlight to see his deceased wife's face clearly](https://www.sinchew.com.my/?p=2962375) during her funeral two years ago passed away last Thursday (Mar 3) at the age of 96.

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Screenshot-566.png)[Source: FB/Sophia Zhi Yee](https://www.facebook.com/sophiatzy/posts/pfbid023K8KZvf5za2r3D8i6VyRPzYMRWHRB2j3ZQFQckKyRsKmqEzcaBthWqRdpv697ok1l)

In an emotional [Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/sophiatzy/posts/pfbid023K8KZvf5za2r3D8i6VyRPzYMRWHRB2j3ZQFQckKyRsKmqEzcaBthWqRdpv697ok1l), Sophia Zhi Yee told her grandfather to leave the world in peace and reunite with his beloved wife.

> **For more than a year, you've been missing her everyday. You didn't leave us; you just went to a better place to reunite with her. **
>
> **You don't have to count how many days it has been since she left us anymore. Go take her on a date with your motorbike! **

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Screenshot-568.png)[Source: FB/Sophia Zhi Yee](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10227521166004211&set=pcb.10227521294007411&type=3&theater)

## Gone but not forgotten

Sophia also wrote of the fond memories she shared with her grandfather during her schooling years.

"I still remember how timid I was as a child and didn't dare to go to school. In the end, you had to "study" alongside me for half a year.

"When school was over, I'd become very excited as you would fetch me to the sundry shop with your motorbike to buy snacks and soft drinks."

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Screenshot-567.png)[Source: FB/Sophia Zhi Yee](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10227521166724229&set=pcb.10227521294007411&type=3&theater)

She also recalled how her grandfather would always ask whether she had enough cash to use even when she started working.

"Sometimes you'll still ask me whether I had enough money on hand even though I already had a job. Despite being a thrifty person and a man of few words, you were never stingy to any of us and quietly cared for us.

> **Being your granddaughter is the best thing that ever happened to me, and I'd still want to be your granddaughter in the next life.**

*Our deepest condolences to Sophia and her family over her grandfather's passing. We hope that she'll come out stronger from it!*

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Cover image via FB/Sophia Zhi Yee