1. Though he was a man of very few words, he was always very warm and caring.
2. He achieved the American Dream, proving himself to be a great role model to a large number of Korean-Americans.
3. As Mr. Chang Bum Kim reminded us today, Mr. Jhin was a very devoted family man. He never once forgot his siblings who are in North Korea, and he always tried to help them achieve a better life. When Mr. Jhin and I were having dinner one night, he mentioned how his thoughts were always on his siblings in North Korea. He wished there was a way he could connect them with his children in the U.S. Even though he was very stern and perhaps too strong of a man at times, whenever he thought about his siblings, he would become teary-eyed with his immense love for them. His youngest daughter, Jennifer, was surprised to see that her often strict father had such a tender side.

As all of you may already know, he was the first person to help if there was someone in need of it. He gave courage and assistance to anyone feeling disappointed; he gave physical assistance and provided vision to someone who was feeling despair. He was like a comfortable shoulder to lean on, and I am sure that we all knew that. Even when he was bed-ridden, he always worried about his sons, daughter, grandchildren and wife who never left his side. Behind his quietness and sternness, there was a kinder and gentle heart filled with deep love.
Mr. Tae Jhin immigrated to the U.S. in the 1970s, where he started from scratch, empty-handed. He built Jinny Beauty Supply, now a multimillion dollar corporation through his hard work, talent and dedication. Through this, we can tell how hard he worked to achieve the American dream. He is a huge role model and an inspiration to many. People who don’t know him might have thought that his success was by pure chance and luck. However, the Mr. Tae Jhin that I knew was someone who was smarter than any MBA-holder or financial advisor that I know. His greatest ethics in life were hard work, frugality and integrity; these are the characteristics that helped Jinny get to where it is today.
His dedication did not stray in his later years. He was at work by 4 a.m., when everyone else was still asleep (he would make the coffee for his employees); his day didn’t end until 8 p.m., when everyone else had already gone home and had dinner. He had spent the last 30 years like this. He never even went on vacation because he always put work before anything else. It mattered a lot that his time was never wasted away. Some people called him a workaholic, but he didn’t even blink an eye. Until today, this characteristic is a major part of what has made Jinny the largest ethnic beauty supplier in the world.
Not only was he hard working and strategic in his business tactics, but he was also very transparent with his credit policies, making him a role model and a source of inspiration for manufacturers, exporters and everyone else in the business.
Mr. Tae Jhin, the man who was so kind, warm, hard-working and tenacious, is no longer with us. It is a great loss to us all. He has left us to be with God in heaven and will still look after us from above, making sure that we are all doing well. As he has always done, he will never stop caring and praying for us up there.
Mr. Tae Jhin will always look after his family, his business and all of the people that he loved. He emphasized hard work and restraint in pursuit of a better life for all. The only thing that I want to say before I end this eulogy is, “Hey, my friend, see you in heaven.”
 

Resolution
by Geri Duncan Jones, executive director of the AHBAI

as stated on Oct. 17, 2006
“To Eddie, Scott, Jennifer, Mrs. Jhin and the entire Jhin family:

I stand before you on behalf of the Board of Directors of the American Health & Beauty Aids Institute to offer our deepest sympathy in the loss of Mr. Jhin.
Mr. Jhin was a very powerful man. Yes, he was one of the most powerful men in the beauty industry, without question.
He helped to revolutionize the beauty industry by creating a new channel of distribution, which opened up thousands of beauty supply stores across the country. These stores helped to create new business opportunities for many manufacturers and we are grateful that God allowed Mr. Jhin to pass our way.
Tonight is a great testament to his life as hundreds of manufacturers, beauty and barber suppliers and other beauty industry executives have traveled here from across the country to pay tribute to such a great man.
At this time, I ask that all the representatives from the beauty industry please stand as I read our Resolution:

Whereas, again a human spirit has taken its flight at the call of the Heavenly Father to the mansion prepared for him from the foundation of the earth by an all-wise and loving God, we pen these resolutions to express our sympathy in the loss of Tae H. Jhin, founder and CEO, Jinny Corporation.
Whereas, the American Health & Beauty Aids Institute has lost a wonderful person in the passing of Mr. Jhin, we rejoice that his belief in the promise of God in Psalm 73:24 is now fulfilled. “Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel and afterward receive me to glory.

Therefore, be it resolved:
- That, Mr. Jhin was a major OTC wholesaler who played an integral role in the beauty industry by significantly expanding distribution through OTC B&B’s nationally.
- That, Mr. Jhin’s contributions to the beauty industry were innumerable and will continue to have a positive impact for many years to come.
- That, even as we mourn Mr. Jhin’s death, we are resigned to our all-wise Heavenly Father’s will.
- That, we express to Eddie Jhin, the Jhin Family and the Jinny Corporation family our deep sympathy in their loss and the reminder that their loss is heaven’s gain.

Humbly submitted on this 17th day of October, two thousand six.”
 

The funeral of Tae Hoon Jhin