The weather has been forecasting warm

and sunny for yesterday - March 2nd.

But on the way to the Queens Botanical

Garden listening Beethoven's Cello and

Piano Sonata was not like they forecasted.

It was getting cloudy and I could see a few

snow flakes landing on my window.

After many E-mails back and forth for the

preparation for Charles' (Khym) first mem

orial service at the QBG and Dedication old

Oak Tree to honor his devotion to the Gar

den was set at 2 PM yesterday. I hurried out

my office and I was on the road to go there.

Looking back, I met Charles - young blossom

ing lawyer, about 20 years ago when I got inv

olved with Korean community activities - Frie

nds Movement for CH 13-PBS(1994-),

Korean-American Youth Foundation(1993-)

and lastly Friends for the Queens Botanical

Garden(2002-).

As some of you might know, he passed away

on March 1st, 2012 at his young age of 45.

It was sudden and there was no time for any

one could help - Heart Attack. And he left our

world. Many went into Shock when they hear

d the tragic news and shed tears.

But we could not let him go - just like that.

We wanted to Immortalize somewhere, some

how. Jangho Village, Samchuk, Korea planted

Yew Tree in honor of him at Primary and Junior

High School and now QBG dedicated Oak Tree

to honor him.

He left our world, but we'll Remember him

for ever and Honor him for what he did for

our community.

 God bless him - my young friend, Charles.