Silver Taps To Honor Five Aggies On Sept. 2
In one of Texas A&M University’s oldest traditions, recently deceased Aggies will be honored in a solemn ceremony.
Texas A&M University will honor five students during a Silver Taps ceremony Sept. 2 in Academic Plaza.
Texas A&M University Silver Taps will be held Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 10:30 p.m. to honor the following students:
- Mingdian Cai, an agricultural economics Ph.D. student from China
- Colby Brent Fisher, a freshman political science major from Brookshire, Texas
- Megan Avery Callahan Krejcar, a senior public health major from Flower Mound, Texas
- Quinn YongQuin Stegall, a junior architecture major from Round Rock, Texas
- Lindsey Cheyenne Webster, a pharmacy Ph.D. student from Orange Grove, Texas
The Silver Taps ceremony will be held at the Academic Plaza. To honor their memory, the campus will be darkened at 10:20 p.m. Students, family and friends will gather in the plaza in front of the Academic Building in silence. At 10:30 p.m., an honor guard from the Ross Volunteer Company will march slowly to the plaza where its members will fire three rifle volleys.
Those who wish to send condolences to the families may send an email to tcsilvertaps@aggienetwork.com, or drop a letter in one of four memorial boxes located in Academic Plaza, the Memorial Student Center 12th Man Hall, on the Quad or in front of the West Campus Dining Facility.
To help maintain the tranquility of the event, those living on campus should cover windows, keep noise to a minimum and walk to and from the ceremony without talking.
Silver Taps is held on the first Tuesday of each month, September through April, if necessary, following a student’s death. It is one of the final tributes held for any current professional, graduate or undergraduate student who has died during the year.
