Death notice: father of Yongin city council official Jang Seong-mun dies
In short
Jang Man-gi, the father of Jang Seong-mun, the legislative affairs officer at the Yongin Special City Council, has died, according to death notices published by Newsis and Yonhap on October 5. Yonhap said he died at 9 pm on October 4 and that the funeral will be held at Mungyeong Funeral Hall in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province, with the coffin leaving at 7 am on October 6. Neither notice gave his age or a cause of death.
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South Korean outlets carried a death notice for Jang Man-gi, the father of Jang Seong-mun, the legislative affairs officer of the Yongin Special City Council. Newsis published the notice on the morning of October 5, and Yonhap published it the same afternoon. Newsis referred to the council as the Yongin city council, while Yonhap used the full name, Yongin Special City Council. Neither notice gave the deceased's age or a cause of death. [ 1 , 2 ]
According to Yonhap, the funeral will be held at Mungyeong Funeral Hall, room 301, in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province, and the coffin will leave at 7 am on October 6. The death occurred at 9 pm on October 4. The notices gave no information about other surviving family members or any public reaction. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The notice is a private family bereavement, but it was carried by two tier-1 national outlets, so it circulates to a wider audience than a purely local notice would. It concerns a sitting official of the Yongin Special City Council, although the documents record no statement or reaction from the council. Nothing in the notices indicates any effect on council business.
Key facts
- Yonhap reported the death of Jang Man-gi, the father of Jang Seong-mun, the legislative affairs officer at the Yongin Special City Council. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Newsis also carried a death notice for the father of the same council official. [ 1 ]
- The death occurred at 9 pm on October 4, according to Yonhap's notice. [ 2 ]
- The funeral is to be held at room 301 of Mungyeong Funeral Hall in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province, Yonhap said. [ 2 ]
- The coffin is due to leave at 7 am on October 6, according to the notice. [ 2 ]
- The notices did not state the deceased's age or cause of death. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The deceased's age, cause of death and other surviving family members are not stated. Neither notice includes these details.
- No details of the death beyond the family relationship could be taken from the Newsis notice. Its article text was about an unrelated story and did not describe the death, so only its headline could be used.