Won Namkoong, MD, age 77, died on November 26, 2012. He was born on October 15, 1935 in Chuncheon, South Korea to the late Hyun Namkoong and Jung Sook Lee and had four brothers and two sisters. He was a graduate of Kyungbuk University and Kyungbuk Medical College of South Korea. He immigrated to the United States in 1971 and lived primarily in New York State. In 1993 he settled in Montgomery, Alabama and worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Kyungshim Namkoong, by two children: Grace Davitt (son in-law Thomas Davitt) and Peter Namkoong (daughter in-law Kimberley M. Namkoong), and five grandchildren: Lauren G. Namkoong, Peter J. Namkoong, Olivia K. Namkoong, Leah G. Davitt and Anna R. Davitt. A private family memorial service will be held Tuesday, December 4th at Edward D. Jamie Funeral Chapel in Flushing, NY at 11:00 am.
