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Texas A&M To Honor Two Aggies During Silver Taps Dec. 7

In one of the university's oldest traditions, deceased Aggies are honored in a solemn ceremony.
By Veronica Gonzalez Hoff, Texas A&M University Division of Student Affairs December 1, 2021

Texas A&M University’s Silver Taps, one of the school’s oldest traditions, will be held Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 10:30 p.m. to honor two Aggies who recently passed away.

Students honored will be:

  • Jeffrey “Adam” Dorrow, a junior university studies in business major from New Braunfels who died July 28.
  • Bharti Bhagu Shahani, a senior electronic systems engineering technology major from Houston who died Nov. 11.

The Silver Taps ceremony will be held in person at the Academic Plaza. To honor the memory of these students, 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 to the plaza where its members will fire three rifle volleys to honor the memory of these students.

For those who cannot attend in person, the Division of Student Affairs will broadcast a special premiere of Silver Taps on its YouTube channel at 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 7. Visit tx.ag/SilverTapsPremiere for the virtual Silver Taps experience.

Silver Taps is held 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.

Media contact: Veronica Gonzalez Hoff, 979-845-4656, vhoff@vpsa.tamu.edu

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