Mayor Park Won-soon's Funeral Home on Third Day: Im Jong-seok, Park Yong-man Visit... Encoffining Ceremony Today

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] On the 12th, the third day since the funeral hall for Park Won-soon, Mayor of Seoul, was set up, visitors continue to pay their respects at the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital in Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Starting from 10 a.m., visitors included Im Jong-seok, Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs and Security to the President; Choi Young-ae, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission; Park Yong-man, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Yoo Hong-jun, Distinguished Professor at Myongji University. Members of the Democratic Party such as In Jae-geun, Hong Ik-pyo, and Ki Dong-min also came to pay their respects, and former Secretary General of the National Assembly Yoo In-tae visited the funeral hall as well.

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Professor Yoo, who previously served as the Commissioner of the Cultural Heritage Administration, said to reporters after paying respects, “The deceased was deeply involved in cultural affairs,” adding, “He worked with painters and singers for a long time, which is very unfortunate.”

In Jae-geun, the widow of the late Kim Geun-tae, a political comrade of Mayor Park, said, “He was like family to us,” and added, “When I was studying in London, our families met together. I comforted the family and said farewell to Mayor Park.”

From 12:30 p.m., the funeral rite for Mayor Park was held in the presence of his family, including his son Park Ju-shin, who returned from the UK on the 11th.

Former Secretary General Yoo also visited the funeral hall that day and said, “I have had a connection with (Mayor Park) since the late Yushin period,” adding, “People are all similar, but if you try to live too morally, accidents happen. I hope he lives doing what he wants over there.”

Song Ha-jin, Governor of Jeollabuk-do, after paying respects, told reporters, “The atmosphere at the site is somber. Since I was acquainted with him, I shared various stories with the bereaved family,” conveying the internal mood.

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