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Choi Woon-yeol, Chairman of KICPA, Mourns Passing of His Wife

yonhap_finance · 2026-09-08

Hwang In-kyung, former Dean of Seoul National University's College of Human Ecology and wife of KICPA Chairman Choi Woon-yeol, has passed away.

What Happened

Obituary Notice: Hwang In-kyung, former Dean of the College of Human Ecology at Seoul National University, has passed away. She was the wife of Choi Woon-yeol, the current Chairman of the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants (KICPA).

Family Survivors: The bereaved family includes her husband, Choi Woon-yeol, and their two sons, Choi Dae-il, a division head at Credit Agricole, and Choi Jun-il, a professor at KAIST. Her daughters-in-law are Bang Ji-hyun and Park Jong-kyung.

Funeral Arrangements: The funeral parlor has been set up at Room 31 of the Seoul St. Mary's Hospital Funeral Home. The funeral procession is scheduled to take place on the 11th, with the final resting place at Eden Nakwon.

Contact Information: For further inquiries regarding the funeral services, mourners may contact the Seoul St. Mary's Hospital Funeral Home at 02-2258-5940. The family is currently managing the funeral proceedings.

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