MV Sewol Ferry Disaster Memorials Part 1

Yeongman Lee (Class 6)

Yeongman Lee was born on the 19th of February, 1998. He was 16 when he died.

Yeongman was born with a disease called bronchial esophagus. He had to have a surgery on his 5th day on Earth. As a side effect of the surgery, Yeongman had difficulties swallowing food. He had tried to eat apples, but one piece got stuck in his throat, but he cried so much from the pain that the piece fell. He was very weak child, but grew up strong and eventually learned to love foods like pizza and spaghetti. He became more optimistic and absolutely loved his mother. Yeongman loved rap music, and his favorite artists were Primary, Supreme, Dynamic Duo and MC Sniper. Yeongman also loved running, and had run a 5km marathon, but didn't win. His ultimate dream was to work for NASA.

His body was recovered and returned to his parents. He now rests at Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park.