Wreaths
Carolina
Remembers

Cassidy

William

Allison

Lauren

Justin

Travis

Emily

At the request of the victims' families, who have expressed a need for privacy, the University of South Carolina did not release the victims' names until North Carolina officials confirmed their identities. Privacy concerns also prevent the university from displaying photographs of the students.
November 2, 2007

University to honor six students in ceremony Nov. 7

The University of South Carolina will hold a memorial service at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the Koger Center to honor the six Carolina students who died in a house fire Oct. 28 at Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.

Justin Michael Anderson, Travis Lane Cale, Lauren Astrid Mahon, Cassidy Fae Pendley, William Robert Rhea and Allison Christine Walden will be remembered by members of their immediate family and the University of South Carolina family.

"Since learning the tragic news, students have been holding vigils and informal gatherings to express their grief," Dr. Dennis Pruitt, the university's vice president for student affairs, said. "This ceremony will allow their families and the entire university community to come together to remember and celebrate the lives of these promising young people."

The memorial service will be broadcast live statewide by the SCETV Network. More details will be released later.

The University of South Carolina Alma Mater
"We Hail Thee Carolina"
We hail thee, Carolina, and sing thy high praise
With loyal devotion, remembering the days
When proudly we sought thee, thy children to be:
Here's a health, Carolina, forever to thee!

 

Memorial Service

Additional video

News conference, Oct. 29