[Photo] Mrs. Hong Ra-hee Bids Farewell to Jo Seok-rae on His Final Journey

Hong Ra-hee, former director of the Samsung Museum of Art Leeum, left the funeral hall at Sinchon Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, where the late Cho Seok-rae, Honorary Chairman of Hyosung Group, was being mourned, at around 4:45 p.m. on the 30th. Earlier that day, at 2:03 p.m., Hong Ra-hee arrived at the funeral hall with her son, Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics. She sent off Chairman Lee first and stayed for 2 hours and 40 minutes to console the bereaved family. Cho Hyun-joon, eldest son of Honorary Chairman Cho, and Lee Jae-yong, who were elementary school classmates at Gyeonggi Elementary School, paid their respects for 30 minutes. The Samsung and Hyosung families have maintained a close relationship since the founders' era. [Photo credit: Joint Press Corps]