Hanbok designer Park Sul-nyeo personally prepared the burial clothes for the late Lee Soon-jae and saw him off on his last journey.
On the 25th Park Sul-nyeo visited the late Lee Soon-jae's funeral parlor to pay her respects. She said, "He passed away at 2 a.m. today. I understand his health had been poor since last year. I heard Mrs. Lee was worried because he had trouble eating. His condition got much worse earlier this year," she revealed.
She added, "There were things about the teacher's behavior that moved me, and I was also a fan. It's so sad," and, "He was over 90, so this is a fitting farewell. He completed his life and left," she said, holding back her grief.
Park Sul-nyeo described the late Lee Soon-jae as "a perfectionist, gentle, and always trying not to inconvenience others. He was always considerate of others. Even when wearing hanbok he found putting on beoseon bothersome, but when I urged him to wear beoseon, Lee Soon-jae quietly put them on. He was truly a benevolent person," while adding, "So it is heartbreaking, but I think people leave someday."
In particular, Park Sul-nyeo revealed a special connection, saying she personally prepared the mourning clothes for the bereaved family and the deceased. She said, "The late Kim Ja-ok and Kim Su-mi also wore the burial clothes I prepared when they passed. When actors reach around 85 years old, I quietly make them," and added, "I earnestly wanted to dress Lee Soon-jae in clothes I made, and with agreement, I will bring them tomorrow to dress him and send him off."
Meanwhile, the late Lee Soon-jae passed away in the early hours of that day. He was 91. The funeral parlor was set up in Room 30 of the Asan Medical Center funeral hall in Pungnap-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, and the funeral service will be held at 6:20 a.m. on the 27th. The burial site is Eden Garden in Icheon, Gyeonggi.
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