학산농요보존회에서 「학산농요」의 전승 보존에 힘쓰던 조규은은 2002년 8월 31일 태풍 '루사'의 피해 시 거주했던 가옥이 홍수에 휩쓸려 사망하였다.
Jo Gyu-eun, who was striving to preserve the tradition of Haksan Farmer's Song at the Haksan Farmer's Song Preservation Association, died on August 31, 2002 when the house he lived in during the damage of typhoon "Rusa" was swept away by a flood.