cent ▁Mal ay an ▁society . ▁ ▁Tan ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 7 , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁a ▁great ▁legacy ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁family . ▁His ▁son , ▁Tan ▁S iew ▁Sin ▁became ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁President ▁of ▁M CA ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Many ▁t ributes ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁Tun ▁Tan , ▁for ▁his ▁immense ▁contribution ▁to ▁Malays ia . ▁Besides ▁being ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁f athers ▁of ▁modern - day ▁Malays ia , ▁along ▁with ▁Tun ku ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man , ▁Tun ▁Abd ul ▁Raz ak ▁and ▁Tun ▁V . T . ▁S amb anth an , ▁the ▁street ▁named ▁F och ▁Avenue , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Pet aling ▁Street ▁was ▁renamed ▁J al an ▁Tun ▁Tan ▁Ch eng ▁Lock ▁ ▁in ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁after ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁The ▁former ▁Cross ▁Street ▁was ▁renamed ▁Tan ▁S iew ▁Sin ▁Street ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Tun ▁Tan ' s ▁son , ▁a ▁former ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁of ▁Malays ia . ▁In ▁Mal ac ca , ▁He eren ▁Street ▁where ▁Tun ▁Tan ' s ▁family ▁home ▁and ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁his ▁birth ▁was ▁situated ▁was ▁also ▁renamed ▁J al an ▁Tun ▁Tan ▁Ch eng ▁Lock ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁a ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁Sub ang ▁J aya ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Sel ang or