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Actress Choi Ji-woo (51) has suffered the loss of her father.
According to her agency, Makeit Studio, on the 12th, Choi Ji-woo's father, Choi Woon-yong, passed away from natural causes on the 11th.
Choi Ji-woo joined her family members, including her mother, brother, husband, and daughter, as a mourner. She is currently guarding the funeral home in deep sorrow and receiving visitors.
The funeral home was set up in a private room at the funeral hall of Haeundae Paik Hospital in Haeundae-gu, Busan. The funeral procession will be held at 6 a.m. on the 14th. The burial site will be at Daejeon National Cemetery, via Yeongrok Park.
The deceased was a former military officer and was known for continuing bathing services for elderly people with dementia during his lifetime.
Choi Ji-woo previously donated 10 million won through her father in 2005 to Sinmangae Dementia Special Care Facility, a free dementia care facility for the elderly in Geumjeong-gu, Busan.
Choi Ji-woo's father began visiting elderly people with dementia to provide bathing services every second and fourth Friday of each month starting in 2002, when the care facility first opened. It was revealed that he personally delivered the donation on behalf of Choi Ji-woo, who was then residing in Japan, bringing to many.
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