Sammy Clemons among the 23 MU Remembers honored with memorial ceremonu

The University of Missouri honored members of its university family it had lost in the past year with a memorial service Friday afternoon.

MU Remembers memorialized the late 23 students, faculty members and staff at MU. Among those remembered were Sammy Clemons, who was tragically killed in January, and Alex Jackson, a Marching Mizzou member who died in November after a battle with cancer.

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students University of Missouri Bill Stackman began the ceremony, saying the university and community will remember the personal and professional contributions the community members made in their time at MU.

"Today we remember the loss of our community members," Stackman said. "We celebrate their lives and the contributions they have made."

The students that were memorialized were given a reserved chair with a nameplate, yellow flower and graduation sash.

The Switzler Hall bell rang after each name was read. The alma mater was sung later. Some family members and friends of those being honored were emotional as the memorial ended.

Students

Sammy Clemons

Brett Dettmer

Abiskar Gyawali

Isabelle Hall

Holly Adams

Alex Jackson

Paul Lichtenauer

Henry Mitchell

Hallie Phillips

Michael Weissinger

Faculty

Pengyin Chen

Eldon Cole

Kent Collins

Resa Kerns

Dorina Kosztin

Meagan Welsh

Staff

Roger Allbee Jr.

Alice Crews

Steven Denney

Stewart Forrest

Frank Geyer

Emily Murray

Glenda Masters

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Sammy Clemons among the 23 MU Remembers honored