John Lee Tae-seok
Father John Lee Tae-seok (October 17, 1962 – January 14, 2010) was a South Korean Catholic missionary priest, teacher, architect, doctor, and brass band conductor. Early life. Tae-seok was born in the city of Busan. Education and military service. He studied medicine at Inje University, graduating in 1987, before joining the Korean military where he worked as a medical officer. In 1992 he graduated in theology at Gwangju Catholic University. Career. After becoming ordained as a Catholic priest in June 2001, Tae-seok headed to Tonj, South Sudan where he established a school, a medical  clinic, and a brass band. He also dug a well and cultivated crops. The medical clinic treated around 300 patients per day. Death. After developing colon cancer, he returned to Korea in 2008, and died in January 2010, aged 48. Tae-seok is buried in Damyang Catholic Park. Legacy. His work is featured in the 2010 film "Don’t Cry for Me, Sudan". His medical clinic continues under the leadership of his former student, Dr. Thomas Taban Akot. He is the first foreigner to feature in South Sudanese school text books as a result of volunteer work. The 35-member  brass band's work continues and visited his grave in 2012. The Lee Tae-seok Love Sharing foundation was created in 2012 and renamed to the Lee Tae-seok Foundation in 2020. On 2 April 2020 it was formally registered as an NGO in South Sudan. External link. Lee tae seok foundation website