University Memorial Service Scheduled May 1
Event remembers students, faculty, staff and emeriti who died in 2024-25
OXFORD, Miss. – 17³Ô¹ÏÍø will honor members of the campus community who died during 2024-25 at an annual Memorial Ceremony, set for 4 p.m. Thursday (May 1) in Paris Yates Chapel.
"We feel deep sorrow when we lose a member of our Ole Miss community," Chancellor Glenn Boyce said. "By gathering during the University Memorial Ceremony, our hope is that we will have a reflective time to honor those that we lost, while expressing care and compassion through our shared remembrance, thoughts and prayers."
All members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community are invited to attend. For assistance related to a disability, email events@olemiss.edu.
ASB President Jack Jones, Staff Council President Lolita Gregory and Faculty Senate Chair Hans Sinha will read the names of the deceased. The University Student String Quartet will provide musical accompaniment.
This year, the ceremony will honor:
Students
Bemnet Gochel
Jesse Rego
Gianna Solimine
Wyatt Thistle
Jamiah Thomas
Luke Whaley
Faculty
Ann Abadie
Ira Richard Gershon
Staff
Michael Bruner
Jimmy McCoy Jr.
Deborah Smith
Joanette Shelly Stoddard
Top: An attendee at a previous University Memorial Service places a flower in a bowl in memory of a loved one. This year’s service is set for 4 p.m. Thursday (May 1) in Paris Yates Chapel. Photo by Logan Kirkland/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services