W22. 1929-2016, Eungzou Byun (변응주 邊(邉)應周) 

• 己巳 九月 十日 生. 忌 丙申年 四月 九日 2016. 4. 9. 墓 國立 利川 護國園. 室 靑松 沈海貞 一月 二十四日 生 父 鍾完 祖父 園復 曾祖 魯正 外祖 延安 李公 厚馥. 子 鍾昊.

 

Brief Introduction

• Eungzou's wishes for descendants: Preservation of one's hard-earned wealth by one's descendants.

• Eungzou is the 22nd generation of the Wonju Byun clan, the 21st generation of the Wonju Byun clan's Duke Jeonseo faction, and the 14th generation descendant of the Wonju Byun clan's Duke Cheomji faction. He lived during the Japanese colonial period and the South Korean era. His wish during his lifetime was to live diligently and frugally so that all his descendants would live without financial difficulties. Eungzou liked to organize things and always had a habit of taking notes in a notebook. He always kept records of everything and had records of all financial conditions for more than five years. He also was frugal by recycling items he used once. In addition, Eungzou was good at praising the other person during official appearances. Eungzou has the ability to make the other person feel good and allow the other person to decide for themselves in the direction they want to go. However, he gave strict instructions to his family members rather than praising them. When Eung-ju turned 70, he traveled the world with his spouse Haejung Shim. He believes that it must have been a meaningful trip because Haejung helped him well, took good care of his parents-in-law, and raised his children well. Eungzou had a stocky physique when he was young, but by the time he was around 70 years old, he weighed over 90 kg or 198 lb and was 178 cm or 5 ft 10 in tall. Looking at him, one could be overwhelmed by his large physique. He liked the food of his hometown, Kaesong, especially salted seafood, bulgogi, ribs, pressed rice, steamed eggs, salted shrimp, seafood, various types of soup, and liked red bean bread and coke. He especially enjoyed drinking cold water with ice, and ice water was always by his side.

 

Eunzou’s Birth and Death

• Eungzou was born on October 12, 1929, in Kaepung (currently Kaesong, records show October 10, 1922) and immigrated from North Korea (Kaepung, Kaesong) to South Korea (Seoul) during the Korean War in 1950. He died of sepsis at the Seoul National Police Hospital at 1pm on April 9, 2016. His grave is located at the National Icheon Patriots' Cemetery (260 Noseong-ro, Seolseong-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 1085 Daejuk-ri), and the grave information shows that his affiliation is the guerrilla army, his place of birth is Gaeseong, Gyeonggi-do, the grave classification is Zone 24, and the grave number is 24461 921. The phone number of the Icheon Patriotic Center is 031-645-2345. Click for the location of Eungzou's cemetery.  Eungzou 's original address was 855 Sindae-dong, Jungryeon-ri, Gwangdeok-myeon, Gaepung-gun, Gyeonggi-do, and the next addresses were 187 Hangang-ro 2-ga, Seoul, 6 Hyochang-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 18 Yongmun-dong 5, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (?~1968), 89-16 Cheongpa-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul ( 1968~1984), 35-1 Teheran-ro 4-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (1984~2016). He had one son and three daughters.

 

Eungzou’s Careers

• Eungzou graduated from Gwangdeok Public Elementary School (elementary school) in Kaesong in 1943 and Songdo Middle School(Songdo High School) in Kaesong in 1950 (Eungzou entered Songdo Middle School in 1943 and was scheduled to graduate in 1950. 1952 Graduation in year refers to the year in which the diploma was given later due to the Korean War. The record shows graduation in 1948. The middle school at that time includes the current high school.)

• He founded Songnam Electric Company in 1949.

• He served as a soldier in charge of communications in the KLO unit during the Korean War from 1951 to 1954 and worked as a math teacher at Ganghwa Middle School to collect information about North Korea in the area near the armistice line. Ganghwa Middle School is currently Ganghwa Girls' Middle School and is located at 62 Hyanggyo-gil, Ganghwa-eup, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon. KLO (Korea Liaison Office, U.S. Far East Command, KLO Intelligence Unit) is an intelligence unit created by the U.S. Military Far East Command for intelligence activities in North Korea. Although it was administered and operated by the U.S. military, it was composed of Koreans. The 8240th Army Unit was a specialized irregular warfare unit of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Although it was administered and operated by the U.S. military, it was composed of Koreans.

• 1951 to 2016 (recorded from 1955 to 1969) Amore Pacific: Eungzou was a founding member of Amore Pacific Co., Ltd. when the company was founded. Seonghwan Seo, Chairman of Amore Pacific, is the husband of his relative (Geumjoo Byun). Amorepacific was established as Pacific Chemical Industry in 1945, and its name was changed to Pacific Chemical Industry in 1956. In 2006, the company name was changed from Pacific to Amore Pacific. During the Korean War in 1951, Seonghwan Seo, Eungzou Byun, and Gukbae Seo took refuge in Busan and worked there, laying the foundation for the company. The product made at this time was produced by boiling glycerin in a small stainless steel double boiler, adding flavorings, etc., spreading it in a large bowl, stirring it with bamboo, cooling it, and then putting it in a bottle. ‘Adena Cream’ and pomade were made here. Adena Cream was a counterfeit product that was modeled after a Japanese cream, not only in name but also in brand. Seonghwan Seo had his brother-in-law Yeongil Byun, who had been teaching in Incheon, come down, and his distant nephew Ilbae Seo also joined him. As the number of people increased, Eungzou Byun was put in charge of management, Youngil Byun was put in charge of production research, and Gukbae Seo and Ilbae Seo were put in charge of sales. Eungzou's job before leaving the company was as managing director in charge of finance. Reference: Diligent Kaesong merchant

• Inaugurated as managing director of Hwaseong Pharmaceutical Industrial Co., Ltd. (formerly Amore Pacific) in March 1959.

• Managing director from September 1959 to December 1969, renamed Pacific Chemicals (old name of Amore Pacific).

• From 1970 to 1980, he imported auto parts from the United States and worked as a wholesaler (Daepung Trading Company). At that time, Hyundai began selling the car, Pony (Hyundai Pony), in 1975. It is a rear-wheel drive midsize car produced by Hyundai Motor Company until 1990 and is Korea's first unique model car. The price of the pony was sold at around 2,289,200 won.

• From 1973 to the 1980s, he worked in watch retail at Cosmos Department Store in Seoul. He managed the retail business at Cosmos Department Store in Seoul. Cosmos Department Store is located at 83-5, Myeongdong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul. The Embassy of the Republic of China (now Taiwan) was located near Cosmos Department Store.

• OB Food Industry Co., Ltd., a confectionery company from October 1, 1971 to December  31, 1993. He is also a founder. OB Food Industry.Co., Ltd. was in Buk-ri, Namseo-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, and OB Food Industry Co., Ltd.'s main products include OB Sand, Cocoa Flavored Sand, New Sand, Hibizo, El Dorado Saeroba, Kkokko, Cocoa Flavored Cookie, Sesame Dori, Butter Coconut Binggrae, Flower Village, New town, and Collected Candy. And they also provided military biscuits to the military.

• From 1984 to 1992, he served as president of the Comrades Association of Unit 8240, U.S. Far East Command.

• In April 2004, a North Korean defector took office as vice president of the Gyeonggi Province Residents' Association.

• December 2004 Became a member of the Utah Legion (Veterans Association)

• South Korean President Youngsam Kim in 1996 and President Moohyun Roh in 2005 received commendations as persons of national merit.

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OB Food Inc.'s Logo and Main Products and his handwriting

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