
11/18/2024
“On November 18, 1999, at 2:41am, tragedy struck Aggieland when the bonfire stack collapsed. 12 Aggies died due to injuries sustained in the collapse.”
I knew nothing about this incident until I went to TAMU in 2007, but since then this day holds a very special place in my heart. Bonfire Memorial is my favorite place on campus. My heart is in Aggieland tonight, at the 2:41am ceremony where the Corps and the student body gather quietly and solemnly around where the center pole once stood. We remember those that came before us, the legacy they left us. Let us never forget their names.
Miranda Denise Adams ‘02
Christopher D. Breen ‘96
Michael Stephen Ebanks ‘03
Jeremy Richard Frampton ‘99
Jamie Lynn Hand ‘03
Christopher Lee Heard ‘03
Timothy Doran Kerlee, Jr ‘03
Lucas John Kimmel ‘03
Bryan A. McClain ‘02
Chad A. Powell ‘03
Jerry Don Self ‘01
Nathan Scott West ‘02
Here.