OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Oxford community is invited to remember students, faculty, staff, and emeriti of the university who have died during the past year at the annual University Memorial Ceremony on Thursday, May 2.
First instituted by Chancellor Robert Khayat in 2008, the annual event is open to the public and is set for 4:30 p.m. at the Paris-Yates Chapel. Especially invited to attend are the friends and family members of those being remembered.
Sparky Reardon, University of Mississippi dean of students, says the humble and moving ceremony provides the opportunity to honor the lives of individuals who have passed away.
“When we lose even one member of the community, the fabric of the University is changed,” Reardon said. “This ceremony is important because it gives us a chance, as a community, to come together to remember and celebrate those who remain a part of our university family in spirit and memory.”
The individuals who will be remembered that day are as follows:
Students
Caroline Victoria Bartley
Brooks Michael Degutis
Olivia Lee
Ryan Phil Malone
David Louis Ott, Jr.
Harlon Smith, Jr.
David Bradley Taggart
Price William Thornal
Sarah Katherine Wheat
John William Wheat
Faculty/Faculty Emeriti
Frank A. Anderson
Richard L. Barnes
Aaron S. Condon
William H. “Bill” Norman
Charles A. Panetta
John Pilkington, Jr.
Robert W. Plants
Gene A. Saucier
Damon Wall
Staff
Mattie Draper
Justin Allen Ledbetter
Julius Minor
Guy Thomas Ricker
Timothy Patton Russell
William Earl Sheffield
A reception will immediately follow the ceremony. Handicap parking is available at Paris-Yates Chapel that day. For more information or for assistance related to a disability, contact Johnette Taylor in the Dean of Students Office at (662) 915 – 7248.