Park Seongho was born on June 4, 1997. He was a member of the 10th grade class #5 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. He lived for 16 years, 10 months and 12 days.
Seongho was a joyful, compassionate, bright, affectionate boy, the third of four children. Born on a sunny spring day, he was given the Christian name Immanuel. He was a filial son, always giving little gifts to and doing nice things for his parents. He was protective over his older sisters and little brother, whom he loved very much. He was a good student, and his favorite school subject was history. His best friend was Kim Geonwoo in class #5, but he was well-liked by many kids at school. He liked to listen to the K-pop singer IU, having collected all of her albums. He also enjoyed playing soccer; he dreamed of one day being a soccer player, but his true aspiration was to be a priest. One of his favorite pastimes was lying down outside, gazing up at the stars. He'd memorized countless constellations and taken many pictures. The universe was fascinating to Seongho, and he loved being a part of it.
Seongho was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Seongho and most of the Danwon students on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins, passing the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The students’ loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 250 beautiful children had to die…and those answers may never come.
Seongho's body was recovered and returned to his loving family on April 23. He is now resting at the Ansan Sky Memorial Park.
Thank you to Rhonda for sponsoring Seongho's memorial!
Seongho was a joyful, compassionate, bright, affectionate boy, the third of four children. Born on a sunny spring day, he was given the Christian name Immanuel. He was a filial son, always giving little gifts to and doing nice things for his parents. He was protective over his older sisters and little brother, whom he loved very much. He was a good student, and his favorite school subject was history. His best friend was Kim Geonwoo in class #5, but he was well-liked by many kids at school. He liked to listen to the K-pop singer IU, having collected all of her albums. He also enjoyed playing soccer; he dreamed of one day being a soccer player, but his true aspiration was to be a priest. One of his favorite pastimes was lying down outside, gazing up at the stars. He'd memorized countless constellations and taken many pictures. The universe was fascinating to Seongho, and he loved being a part of it.
Seongho was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Seongho and most of the Danwon students on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins, passing the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The students’ loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 250 beautiful children had to die…and those answers may never come.
Seongho's body was recovered and returned to his loving family on April 23. He is now resting at the Ansan Sky Memorial Park.
Thank you to Rhonda for sponsoring Seongho's memorial!
Park Seongho was born on June 4, 1997. He was a member of the 10th grade class #5 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. He lived for 16 years, 10 months and 12 days.
Seongho was a joyful, compassionate, bright, affectionate boy, the third of four children. Born on a sunny spring day, he was given the Christian name Immanuel. He was a filial son, always giving little gifts to and doing nice things for his parents. He was protective over his older sisters and little brother, whom he loved very much. He was a good student, and his favorite school subject was history. His best friend was Kim Geonwoo in class #5, but he was well-liked by many kids at school. He liked to listen to the K-pop singer IU, having collected all of her albums. He also enjoyed playing soccer; he dreamed of one day being a soccer player, but his true aspiration was to be a priest. One of his favorite pastimes was lying down outside, gazing up at the stars. He'd memorized countless constellations and taken many pictures. The universe was fascinating to Seongho, and he loved being a part of it.
Seongho was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Seongho and most of the Danwon students on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins, passing the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The students’ loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 250 beautiful children had to die…and those answers may never come.
Seongho's body was recovered and returned to his loving family on April 23. He is now resting at the Ansan Sky Memorial Park.
Thank you to Rhonda for sponsoring Seongho's memorial!
Seongho was a joyful, compassionate, bright, affectionate boy, the third of four children. Born on a sunny spring day, he was given the Christian name Immanuel. He was a filial son, always giving little gifts to and doing nice things for his parents. He was protective over his older sisters and little brother, whom he loved very much. He was a good student, and his favorite school subject was history. His best friend was Kim Geonwoo in class #5, but he was well-liked by many kids at school. He liked to listen to the K-pop singer IU, having collected all of her albums. He also enjoyed playing soccer; he dreamed of one day being a soccer player, but his true aspiration was to be a priest. One of his favorite pastimes was lying down outside, gazing up at the stars. He'd memorized countless constellations and taken many pictures. The universe was fascinating to Seongho, and he loved being a part of it.
Seongho was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Seongho and most of the Danwon students on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins, passing the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The students’ loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 250 beautiful children had to die…and those answers may never come.
Seongho's body was recovered and returned to his loving family on April 23. He is now resting at the Ansan Sky Memorial Park.
Thank you to Rhonda for sponsoring Seongho's memorial!
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박 성 호
임마누엘
1997.6.4. ~ 2014.4.23.
Gravesite Details
Seongho's family has used the date his body was recovered as his death date on his niche.
