A bell-ringing ceremony to honor the memories of two WVU students is planned for Friday, Feb. 10, at Oglebay Plaza. (WVU Photo)
UPDATE: The ceremony date is Friday, Feb. 10. A previous version of this release listed an incorrect date.
West Virginia University will hold a bell-ringing ceremony, coordinated by the Office of Campus and Community Life and Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity, on Friday, Feb. 10, in remembrance of Denny Vincent Ayres and Carson Tanner Getz.
Ayres, a junior aerospace engineering major from Pittsburgh, died Dec. 22, and Getz, a freshman Exploratory Pathway student from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, died Nov. 6.
The service will begin at noon at Oglebay Plaza. Those interested in attending are asked to gather near the bell of the USS West Virginia at least 15 minutes beforehand. Family, friends and members of the University community are welcome to attend.
Individuals who would like to speak should contact Carrie Showalter at carrie.showalter@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-5611.
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