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Bok Hee Jung passed away peacefully to join her family in heaven on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in her home. She gave 80 years of devotion as a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother. Born in the outskirts of Seoul, South Korea in 1938, Bok Hee lived on the mountain-side of South Korea until 1974. She faced many challenges, losing her siblings and father during the Korean War. In South Korea she was raised with her sisters, Bok Soon and Bok Ja, by their parents Dae Joong Kim and O Mok Kim. Bok Hee met her husband, Chin Tai Jung in 1957 who shared the dream of moving to the United States to start a better life filled with new adventures and opportunities. In 1974, she immigrated to the United States with her husband, three sons, and daughter. It was a very exciting time for her and became one of her greatest accomplishments, succeeding at building a new life in America. She enjoyed making new American friends and learning English. She would spend many hours over the next months studying for her citizenship test and in 1980, she, her husband, and four children all received US citizenship status. Bok Hee and her family purchased their first home in Hampton, VA. She enjoyed her life living the American dream and raising her children. She loved to travel and go on long road trips, enjoying the simple things in life. Her children were the center of her world and she taught them the core values they would carry throughout their lives. She cherished and enjoyed her children and grandchildren more than anything. Surviving Bok Hee are husband, Chin Tai Jung of Newport News, three sons, Won Young Jung (deceased) and wife Ki Ae of Queens, Ho Young Jung of Hampton, Ki Young Jung and wife Shirlyn of Chapel Hill, one daughter, Yusun Spitzer and husband Terry of Virginia Beach; ten grandchildren, Jessica, Stepheny, Kevin, Ted, Vivian, Brian, Kaitlyn, Renee, Zion, and Tara; and a number of nieces and nephews. A private farewell gathering will be held at her gravesite at Windsor Gardens Cemetery in Dutton, VA.

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Bok Hee Jung

June 30, 1938 - January 15, 2019

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June 30, 1938 - January 15, 2019

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