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WT Memorializes Students Who Died in 2019-20, 2020-21 Academic Years
Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu
CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University flags will fly at half-staff Friday in honor of students who died in the last two academic years.
A student memorial service also will be held at 1 p.m. April 23 in Legacy Hall inside the Jack B. Kelley Student Center on WT’s Canyon campus.
The service will commemorate the lives of Aydin Hoffman of San Antonio, Andersen Gruhlkey of Levelland, and Imelda Sindro of Portales, N.M., who died during the 2019-20 academic year, and Kerry J. Ashford of San Antonio, Stephen L. Green of Canyon and Maria Rivero Camacho, an international student from Bolivia, who died during the 20-21 academic year.
“It is important to pause at the end of the academic year and reflect on the lives of our fellow Buffs who we lost over the past terms,” said Seth Rodriguez, student body president. “We mourn the losses of these students and wish their families peace and comfort.”
Recognition of the lives lost is on way WT demonstrates its values, as outlined in the University’s long-term plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.
About West Texas A&M University
WT is located in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. With enrollment of more than 10,000, WT offers 60 undergraduate degree programs, 40 master’s degrees and two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 15 men’s and women’s athletics programs.
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