Nation reveres father's modest farewell of dead son
One of the victims of the Sewol ferry tragedy is being carried by pallbearers. / Courtesy of JoongAng IlboBy Ko Dong-hwan The nation venerated modesty of a father of victimized son of the Sewol ferry tragedy, as he sent his son off with the cheapest funeral supplies to save citizens’ tax money, according to JoongAng Ilbo Tuesday.The accident has bereft the father surnamed Jung of his son, 17, a third degree holder in kendo and was known to have yielded his own life jacket to another passenger when the ferry sank.When Jung parted with his son at a funeral held in Korea University Ansan Hospital, all he spent was 416,000 won for pall and 270,000 won for the coffin, the cheapest among their selections.The priciest pall costs 4 million won, and the coffin was the cheapest of all customized coffins, which he needed for his 180-centimeter-tall son.Jung trimmed down the price tags in his selections because he knew all the funeral costs transpiring from the tragedy are covered by the government, which, in turn, uses tax payers’ money.
Apr 29, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
