Choi Bool-am, funeral held with Green Umbrella Children's Foundation director... 'National Father's' final journey

Child welfare activities since the 1980s... Long-standing relationship as national fundraising chairmanAlso worked to support the self-reliance of youth, including cultural and artistic education for juvenile offendersAs actor Choi Bool-am passed away on the 29th, his funeral will be held as a Green Umbrella Children's Foundation funeral to bid farewell to the deceased who warmly cared for children and youth during his lifetime. / Reporter Park Heon-woo[THE FACT|Reporter Kim Saet-byeol] Actor Choi Bool-am's funeral will be held as a Green Umbrella Children's Foundation funeral. In honor of the deceased's wish to practice sharing for children and youth throughout his life, child welfare officials who have had a long-standing relationship will accompany him on his final journey.According to Green Umbrella on the 30th, the funeral for Choi Bool-am, who passed away at the age of 87 on the 29th, will be conducted as a Green Umbrella Children's Foundation funeral. Hwang Young-ki, chairman of Green Umbrella, will serve as the funeral director, and discussions are underway for former Prime Ministers Lee Soo-sung and Lee Nak-yon to participate as funeral committee members. The specific composition of the funeral committee will be announced after final confirmation.Choi Bool-am's relationship with Green Umbrella began with the MBC drama 'Jeonwon Diary'. Inspired by the story of Chairman Kim adopting the adopted child Geum-dong into his family, the deceased became interested in the reality of children in need of actual protection and participated in child welfare activities from the 1980s. He then served as the national fundraising chairman for Green Umbrella for a long time, continuing his sharing for children.He did not just lend his name to fundraising activities but also visited the sites to meet the children, and took the lead in connecting sponsors for children in difficult circumstances and spreading a culture of sharing. In 1994, he donated his advertising appearance fees to his alma mater, Incheon Shinhung Elementary School, to help replace old desks and chairs.He did not forget his warm gaze towards not only children but also marginalized youth. While serving as the chairman of the non-profit organization Zero Camp, the deceased supported cultural and artistic education such as theater, music, and dance conducted at Gimcheon Juvenile Correctional Institution since 2013. This was to help juvenile offenders reflect on themselves through cultural and artistic activities and prepare for their return to society. In 2018, he visited the musical "Hello! Tomorrow," prepared by the juveniles themselves, to offer encouragement.Debuting in 1959 with the play 'Hamlet', Choi Bool-am received public love as a "national actor" and "national father" through dramas such as 'Chief Inspector' and 'Jeonwon Diary', and as the host of the entertainment show 'Korean Table'.The deceased's wake has been set up at the Asan Medical Center Funeral Hall in Seoul, and mourners will be received from 10 a.m. on the 30th. His surviving family includes actress Kim Min-ja, son Dong-hyeok, and daughter Dong-bi.sstar1204@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]