Yoon Orders Staff to Give Mrs. Son Myung-soon the Highest Honors on Her Farewell Path

Condolences from Chief Secretary, Policy Chief, and Staff Members

President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed Lee Gwan-seop, Chief of Staff, and other presidential aides to "honor the late Mrs. Son Myeong-sun with the highest respect on her final journey."

Chief of Staff Lee, Policy Chief Sung Tae-yoon, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Han Oh-seop, and Senior Secretary for Public Relations Lee Do-woon visited the funeral hall at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, where Mrs. Son's wake was held, to pay their respects that morning. Upon arriving at the funeral hall, the presidential aides signed the guestbook with President Yoon's name and proceeded to the wake.

After paying respects, Chief Lee told reporters, "President Yoon said that behind former President Kim Young-sam, who led the democratization movement and implemented many reforms during his tenure, Mrs. Son Myeong-sun's contributions were always significant."

Lee Kwan-seop, Chief of Staff to the President (center), and Sung Tae-yoon, Director of the Presidential Policy Office, along with other aides, visited the funeral hall of Son Myung-soon, the wife of former President Kim Young-sam, set up at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 8th to pay their respects.
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Upon hearing the news of Mrs. Son's passing the previous day, President Yoon expressed his condolences, saying, "Mrs. Son lived a humble and warm life, maintaining steadfast faith throughout her life. She even read newspaper reader submissions carefully and conveyed public sentiment to President Kim Young-sam, always playing the role of a political partner behind the scenes." He added, "All our people will remember Mrs. Son's life with gratitude and beauty."

Mrs. Son's funeral will be held as a family ceremony over five days. She passed away at 5:30 p.m. the previous day at Seoul National University Hospital at the age of 95 due to an illness.

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