Editing Choi Hong-hi (section)

== Death ==
Choi died of cancer on 15 June 2002 in Pyongyang, North Korea,<ref name=":0" /> where he received a [[state funeral]] in the [[Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gillis|first=Alex|title=A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do, Updated and Revised|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_dEQDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT237|year=2016|publisher=ECW Press|location=Toronto|isbn=978-1-77090-695-2|page=237}}</ref> On his funeral committee were:<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:고 최홍희선생의 장의위원회 구성 |agency=[[Korean Central News Agency]] |date=16 June 2002 |access-date=12 February 2019 |url= https://www.kcna.co.jp/item2/2002/200206/news06/16.htm |language=ko }}</ref>

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* [[Choe Thae-bok]]
* [[Kim Jung-rin]]
* [[Kim Yong-sun]]
* [[Kim Yong-dae (politician)|Kim Yong-dae]]
* [[Ryu Mi-yong]]
* [[Ryom Sun-gil]]
* [[Kim Kyong-ho]]
* [[Sung Sang-sop]]
* [[Pak Sun-hui]]
* [[An Kyong-ho]]
* [[Kang Ryon-hak]]
* [[Chang Ung]]
* [[Hwang Pong-yong]]
* [[Kim Yu-ho]]
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Choi is listed in the Taekwondo Hall of Fame with various titles: "Father of Taekwon-Do," "Founder and First President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation," and "Founder of Oh Do Kwan."<ref name="HallofFame">[http://www.lacancha.com/greatest.html Taekwondo Hall of Fame] Retrieved on 12 January 2008.</ref> Choi is survived by his wife, Choi Joon-hee; his son, [[Choi Jung-hwa]]; two daughters, Sunny and Meeyun; and several grandchildren.<ref name=":0" />