MV Sewol Ferry Disaster Memorials Part 1

Taebeom In (Class 5)

Taebeom In was born on the 14th of October, 1997. He was 16 when he died.

Taebom was his family's fifth and youngest child. Taebom cared for his older sisters. He went to amusement parks with them, and often waited for them at the bus stop. He once wrote a letter to one of his sisters that was 10 000 characters long! Taebeom really loved writing, along with drawing. He was sometimes compared to L from Death Note by his classmates. Taebeom was friends with Changhyun Lee from the same class.

When the news of the sinking reached his family, they of course got into Jindo as fast as possible. He returned five days later, dead. His father was deeply affected by this, and barely ate after that day. It soon got so bad that he went to a doctor. He was diagnosed with biliary cancer, there had previosuly been no symptomps. He reunited with his son six months later, his last words being ''It's Taebeom''.

Taebeom's body was recovered and returned to his family. He now rests next to his father at Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park.

Taebeom and his father Byeongseon In.

Taebeom was often compared to L