Benefactor Who Helped Moon Pass Bar Exam... Gogi-chae, President of Yeoju University, Passes Away

Ko Gi-chae, president of Yeoju University who was known for helping former President Moon Jae-in pass the judicial examination, passed away on the 22nd at the age of 83.

President Ko's health deteriorated due to a chronic illness, and he died at 1 a.m. that day while receiving treatment at a hospital in Mokpo, Jeollanam-do.

He graduated from Mokpo Muntae High School, Kyung Hee University’s Department of Physical Education, and its graduate school, and served as the head of the Department of Physical Education at Kyung Hee University. In 2019, he was appointed president of Yeoju University and served in that position until recently.

President Ko had a connection with former President Moon, who entered Kyung Hee University’s Law School, while managing scholarship students at Kyung Hee University in the past.

He took former President Moon, who had been discharged from the Special Forces, to Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam County to study for the judicial examination. Reflecting on this later, former President Moon said, "I wonder if I would have grown like this without the teacher," and "The foundation was built by the teacher," Ko said during his lifetime.

President Ko’s funeral will be held at the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center in Seoul.

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