Companies 1999 The Best Employer Award 1996 In 1978 Lim Goh Tong set up Yayasan Lim, a family foundation that donates regularly to educational and medical institutions, old folk's homes, various organisations for the physically handicapped and other charitable causes. Honours : Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (1979) : Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) - Dato’ (1980) : Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) - formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (1987) : Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) - Dato' Seri (1989) Death Lim Goh Tong died on 23 October 2007, at Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) in Subang Jaya. He is survived by his wife Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, and their six children and 19 grandchildren. His body was buried at Gohtong Memorial Park at Gohtong Jaya on Monday 29 October 2007. The Black Eyed Peas who were performing on the night of 26 October in Genting Arena of Stars paid tribute to Lim Goh Tong during their concert. "A man died recently who was responsible for the place where we are today. I'd like to ask for a moment of silence to honour his life and legacy," will.i.am said in his tribute. More than 20,000 people, including royalty, Asia's rich and famous, politicians, friends, business allies and members of the public paid tribute to Goh Tong in their own ways. They either attended the wake, sent wreaths or penned messages of sympathy. Among those who paid their respects to Lim were Tengku Puan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Iskandar Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Musa Hitam, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato' Seri Najib Razak, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting, Minister of Housing and Local Government of Malaysia & President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar and wife Toh Puan Hamidah Abdul Hamid, former Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia) & Deputy Chairman of Genting Group and Resorts World Bhd Tan Sri Dr. Saleha Mohd Ali, sister-in-law of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay and wife Puan Sri Tan Kai Yong, Group Chairman of YTL Corporation Datin Paduka