OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi family annually remembers and honors the lives of students, faculty and staff members who died during the past year.
This year’s ceremony is set for 4 p.m. Thursday (May 3) at Paris-Yates Chapel. Established by Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat, UM Memorial Day is observed on the last Thursday of classes.
The day is important for friends and family of the deceased, said Brandi Hephner LaBanc, vice chancellor for student affairs.
“The university community mourns when we lose a member of our family,” she said. “This time together gives us a time to remember and reflect.”
The service will include music by the University String Quartet and remarks from Hephner LaBanc; Johnny Price, Staff Council president, Bryce Noonan, chair of the Faculty Senate; and Elam Miller, Associated Student Body president.
The ceremony, which is open to the LOU community, will honor:
Students
Brennan Boone
Davis Cook
Kayle Griffith
Adam Pitts
Truett Primos
William Richardson
Tonino Vidal-Ellis
Jonathan Whalley
Thomas Winston
Faculty/Faculty Emeritus
Nolan Aughenbaugh
Mark Bing
George Cochran
Leland Fox
Grady Harlan
Charles Hufford
Paul Tobin Maginnis
Eldon Miller
Carolyn Ellis Staton
Staff
Edward Crawford
Murry Pegues
Jeanette Phillips
Sherrie Rikard
The bells of the chapel will toll once for each person lost.