Jung Sun Park

Jung Sun was born on October 11,1943 in Seoul, South Korea. She was the youngest of 10 children to her parents, Sung Jin Kim and Sung Ye Lee. She grew up enjoying the game of basketball as her favorite past time, even into early adulthood. After graduating from Kyung Ki High School, she was recruited to play as a center for one of Korea’s national basketball teams. Her team won various tournaments, including a Gold Medal in an international tournament.

Jung Sun and her husband, Hong Kyu Park, began their marriage of over 50 years in S. Korea, and immigrated to El Paso, TX with their 3 young children in 1980. They later moved to Dallas, TX to fulfill their American Dream, and opened Seoul Chinese Herbs, where she worked side by side with her husband for over 38 years.

Jung Sun loved the Lord. She was a devout member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, until recent years when her health prohibited her from attending services. She prayed relentlessly in thanksgiving for God’s grace and for her family, even in her last days.

Next to God, Jung Sun loved her family with her whole heart. Although there was a language barrier with her English-speaking grandchildren, each one of them knew without a shadow of doubt, that she loved each one of them. She exuberated excitement anytime one of them was in the same room with her, or even over a brief telephone conversation that her grandchildren, in most part, couldn’t understand. They knew, and still know, how much they were loved by their grandmother.

Jung Sun is survived by her loving husband, Hong Kyu Park, and 3 children: Johnny & (Susan) Park, Cindy & (Jae) Lee, and Joe & (Joanne) Park. She is also survived by her 6 adoring grandchildren: Lauren, Meghan, Matthew, Katie, Hannah, and Lindsey.

A Catholic Mass funeral service will be held at St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church in Dallas, TX on Friday, May 26 at 10:00 AM. Visitation will begin on Saturday, May 27 at 3 PM at Calvary Hill Funeral Home, followed by a burial service at 4 PM.