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Goryeong County Chief Lee Nam-cheol Dies at 65 After Esophageal Cancer Battle

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Lee Nam-cheol, chief of Goryeong County in South Korea’s North Gyeongsang province, died at 12:55 a.m. at age 65 while being treated for esophageal cancer.
  • He worked for Goryeong County for 41 years and became county chief in 2022, winning re-election this year.
  • The county plans to hold his funeral as a county funeral, with the farewell ceremony scheduled at the county office.

Lee Nam-cheol, chief of Goryeong County in North Gyeongsang province, died at 12:55 a.m. at the age of 65 while undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer.

He took medical leave on the 18th of the previous month and received treatment at a hospital in Seoul. Lee had worked for Goryeong County for 41 years, serving as planning and coordination chief, general affairs chief and mayor of Daegaya Township.

He won election as county chief in 2022 and secured re-election this year. Acting county chief Jeong Gwang-ho said the funeral would be held as a county funeral. The wake will open at noon at Goryeong Daegaya Funeral Home, with the burial scheduled for 8 a.m. on the 3rd and the farewell ceremony at county headquarters at 8:30 a.m.

The funeral will be held as a county funeral.

— Jeong Gwang-hoThe acting county chief announced the planned funeral arrangements.
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