MU Remembers ceremony includes students who died; Samuel Clemons, Hallie Phillips among those honored

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Mid-Missouri residents joined the University of Missouri campus community Friday afternoon for the MU Remembers Ceremony.

The event -- held at 4 p.m. at Jesse Hall -- is an annual wreath-laying ceremony to remember the lives of students, faculty and staff that have passed away during this past year. 

Students Hallie Phillips and Samuel Clemons were among the 23 people honored at Friday's event.

Phillips, a 20-year old student, was allegedly shot by her boyfriend in November, according to court documents.

Clemons' body was found dead in January in a fire pit in the backyard of a north Columbia home. Police say Clemons was stabbed before being thrown into a fire pit.

Here is a full list of people honored.

Students Honored:

• Holly Adams
• Sammy Clemons
• Brett Dettmer
• Abiskar Gyawali
• Isabell Hall
• Alex Jackson
• Paul Lichtenauer
• Henry Mitchell
• Hallie Phillips
• Michael Weissinger

Faculty/ Staff Honored

• Roger Allbee, Jr
• Pengyin Chen
• Eldon Cole
• Kent Collins
• Alice Crews
• Steven Denney
• Stewart Forrest
• Frank Geyer
• Emily Harrell
• Resa Kerns
• Dorina Kosztin
• Glenda Masters
• Megan Welsh

Each student will have a book in the Ellis Library dedicated to them. 

"There's a specific book for each individual, student faculty and staff that passed away," Christian Basi , the MU Director of Media relations said. "Their name will be engraved inside the books and it will be there for the life of the book. 

The University also had all flags flown at half mast until 5pm and will darken the Jesse Hall dome and Memorial Union tower for the remainder of the evening.  Other symbols of remembrance include yellow roses in the Mizzou Botanic Garden, students names displayed on a tribute plaque outside Stotler Lounge and a stole of gratitude presented for students.

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