A life overcoming adversity, carried on through giving for future students
The couple, Heo Tae-hwan and Yun Soon-im, donate 10 million won to the university development fund
The warm heart of a Vietnam War veteran: "May it help the students' learning"
A native of Goseong, Gyeongnam, Mr. Heo Tae-hwan (born in 1946), together with his wife Mrs. Yun Soon-im, had been making monthly regular donations of 200,000 won since February this year, and conveyed his love for future students by additionally donating 10 million won to the university development fund.
Mr. Heo is a Vietnam War veteran recognized for distinguished service; despite adversity in life, including experiencing hearing impairment during his deployment, he never abandoned his desire to learn, studied by night while working by day to obtain certifications, served as a civil servant at the Gyeongnam Provincial Government, and recently published a collection of poems.
With gratitude and fond remembrance for his older brothers who graduated from Jinju Agricultural College and supported his path of learning in difficult times, he expressed his warm-hearted spirit of giving, saying, "I hope students do not lose their opportunities to learn."
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