"GS Heo Chang-soo's mother" Gu Wi-sook died...a memorial visit to the political world

Mrs. Gu Wi-sook, who is the mother of honorary chairman of GS Group Heo Chang-soo and has assisted in the partnership between Heo and Koo, passed away yesterday afternoon at the age of 96.

Mrs. Koo, who died of old age, was born the eldest daughter of Koo Cheol-hoe, the first brother of the late LG founder Koo In-hoe, and married the late GS E&C Honorary Chairman Heo Jun-koo, the third son of the late GS founder Heo Man-jeong, in 1945.

The mortuary was followed by pan-LG families, including LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, LS Group Chairman Koo Ja-eun, LX Group Chairman Koo Bon-joon, and LS Group Chairman Koo Ja-yeol.

Business leaders, including Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin, Hyundai Group Chairman Hyun Jung-eun, and HDC Group Chairman Chung Mong-kyu, visited the mortuary.

In politics, former President Lee Myung Bak and former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum visited the mortuary.