[KS] Sad news

[Mark Peterson]

Oh, I'm so sad to see this.  I call her from time to time.  She is so
delightful to talk to.  Charming.  What a wonderful friend.

Let us known about any funeral service -- I hope it will be zoomed.

with best regards,
Mark

On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 1:14 AM Eugene Park <genep at unr.edu> wrote:

> Dear Jonathan,
>
> Thank you for posting this. It has been a few years since I last spoke
> with her, and I read your message with a heavy heart. As you know, I was Ed
> Wagner's advisee in the '90s, and she had really taken me under her wings.
> Looking back, I feel she may have appreciated having me around as someone
> young enough to be a grandson, talking to her in Korean. With me, she
> shared much about her life, past and then-present. I am sure many on this
> listserve who knew Namhi shares my sentiment. She will be missed dearly.
>
> Yours,
>
> Gene
>
> ---
> Eugene Y. (Gene) Park 朴英鎭
> Rick and Cathy Trachok Endowed Chair in International Studies and
> Professor of History
> Deputy Director, Ozmen Institute for Global Studies
> University of Nevada, Reno
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> *From:* Koreanstudies <koreanstudies-bounces at koreanstudies.com> on behalf
> of Jonathan Best <jbest at wesleyan.edu>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 14, 2023 5:24 PM
> *To:* koreanstudies at koreanstudies.com <koreanstudies at koreanstudies.com>
> *Subject:* [KS] Sad news
>
> I write with sad news. Namhi Kim Wagner, wife of Ed Wagner and the
> long-serving Director of the Korean Language Program at Harvard*, *died
> peacefully in her ninety-ninth year last Thursday, March 9th. Those of us
> who had the good fortune to know her, know what a remarkable person she was
> in so many ways including being an exceeding gifted ceramicist who worked
> innovatively and beautifully within the *punchŏng* tradition.
>
> In sorrow,
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
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