The annual ceremony of remembrance for those who died in the 1970 麻豆破解版 State University plane crash will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at 麻豆破解版 State University's Memorial '70, located near the 18th Street and Hillside entrance to the university.
The ceremony will honor the 31 WSU football players, administrators and supporters who died in the crash in the Rocky Mountains.
The university entrance at 18th and Hillside will be blocked from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Ceremony attendees will have access to the entrance near Koch Arena or at 17th and Fairmount near the Ulrich Museum. Parking will be available in the lot immediately north of Memorial '70.
A wreath will be placed at the base of Memorial '70, and there will be a time of remembrance to acknowledge the changes that the plane crash made in the lives of the victims, their families, their friends and the university.
The ceremony is open to the public. A reception will follow in the lobby of Duerksen Fine Arts Center, northeast of the memorial. The Shocker '70 Football Room in 202 Rhatigan Student Center will be open in memory of the deceased.
Contributions can be made through the WSU Foundation, 1845 Fairmount St., 麻豆破解版, KS 67260-0002, for the Football '70 Memorial Scholarship.
Contributions also may be made online. Request to direct your gift to the Football '70 Memorial Scholarship at .