Campus Life

Silver Taps To Honor Three Aggies On Feb. 4

In one of Texas A&M University’s oldest traditions, recently deceased Aggies will be honored in a solemn ceremony. 
By Lindsey Norman, Texas A&M University Division of Student Affairs January 31, 2025

The Spirit Plaza Silver Taps marker.
The Spirit Plaza Silver Taps marker.

Texas A&M Division of Marketing and Communications

 

Texas A&M University Silver Taps will be held Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 10:30 p.m. to honor the following students:

  • Matthew David Elmer, a second-year master’s student in aerospace engineering from Pleasanton, Texas.
  • Katie Deanna Huntzinger, a doctoral candidate in veterinary medicine from Tucson, Arizona.
  • Ethan Walker Kanthack, a junior university studies major from Richmond, 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 [email protected], 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.

Media contact: Angela Winkler, [email protected]

Related Stories

Recent Stories