Today marks the 20th year anniversary of the collapse of the Texas A&M bonfire.
The tradition of the Texas A&M bonfire burned for more than 90 years but all that changed on Nov. 18, 1999 – when 11 students and one former student lost their lives and 27 other were injured in the accident.
Fifty-seven Aggies were working on construction of the bonfire when it collapsed at 2:42 a.m.
Here is a list of the fallen Aggies:
Miranda Denise Adams
Santa Fe, Texas
Sophomore
Biomedical Science Major
’02
Christopher D. Breen
Austin, Texas
Graduate
’96
Michael Stephen Ebanks
Carrollton, TX
Freshman
Aerospace Engineering Major
’03
Jeremy Richard Frampton
Turlock, CA
Senior
Psychology Major
’99
Company D-1
Jamie Lynn Hand
Henderson, TX
Freshman
Environmental Design Major
’03
Christopher Lee Heard
Houston, TX
Freshman
Pre Engineering Major
Company K-2
’03
Timothy Doran Kerlee, Jr
Bartlett, TN
Sophomore
Mechanical Engineering Major
Squadron 16
’03
Lucas John Kimmel
Corpus Christi, TX
Freshman
Biomed. Science Major
Company D-2
’03
Bryan A. McClain
San Antonio, TX
Freshman
Agriculture Major
Squadron 2
’02
Chad A. Powell
Keller, TX
Sophomore
Computer Engineering Major
’03
Jerry Don Self
Arlington, TX
Junior
Engineering Technology Major
Squadron 17
’01
Nathan Scott West
Bellaire, TX
Sophomore
Ocean Engineering Major
Company C-2
’02
Tonight, we are remembering the 20th anniversary of the collapse of Aggie Bonfire on Nov. 18, 1999, a tragedy that claimed the lives of 12 Aggies.
Students are recreating “Remember ’99” shirts, originally worn by a group of Aggies at the @AggieFootball game on Nov. 25, 1999. pic.twitter.com/g8HLlFjAtI
— Texas A&M University (@TAMU) November 17, 2019
