Jae is survived by his wife Laura Byun, his daughter Olivia Byun, his mother Sung Byun, his brother Jon Byun, sister-in-law Sharon Byun and two nieces Lauren and Allison.
Jae was born in Seoul, South Korea on October 18th 1969 and moved with his family at the age of 2 to New York City.
He graduated from Bronx Science High School, then New York University and went on to dental school at Columbia University. He had a solo general dentistry practice in Manhattan. Jae was happily married to Laura Krusch, who was his partner in life for almost 14 years. They made it official on September 4th 2011. On February 20th 2014, he welcome his beautiful daughter to the world, the most important part of his life.
Jae was a devoted father and husband. He enjoyed attending concerts, collecting baseball cards and comics, playing fantasy baseball and was a lifelong Yankees fan. He will be missed deeply by his family, friends and all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
A memorial service will be held at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in New York, NY at a future date to be determined, given the current Covid-19 restrictions. Donations in Jae’s name can be made to Calvary Hospital, whose staff provided outstanding care for Jae during his last days.
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