2021 Muster Program
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FORT WORTH - TARRANT CO. AGGIE MUSTER WEDNESDAY the 21st of APRIL 21 two thousand and twenty-one TRADITION SINCE 1922 CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF THE FORT WORTH - TARRANT CO. A&M CLUB MUSTER PROGRAM MUSTER PRAYER INTRODUCTION PRESENTATION OF COLORS Western Hills High School JROTC Color Guard NATIONAL ANTHEM FORT WORTH A&M CLUB PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS John D. Pickett ‘94 - President of the 2021 Board of Directors MUSTER ADDRESS Dion McInnis ‘03 ROLL CALL FOR THE ABSENT ROLL CALL IN MEMORIAM TAPS THE LAST CORPS TRIP THE SPIRIT OF AGGIELAND MUSTER CLOSING MUSTER SPEAKER – Dion McInnis ‘03 Dion McInnis was an Agriculture Leadership and Development major and is a member of the Aggie Class of 2003. Dion was "Head Stack" of the first off-campus Bonfire Stacks in 2003 & 2004. With that perspective, he has seen that the "flame of love that every loyal Aggie carries in their heart for the school" remains truly undying. Today he is dedicated to sharing that message, in his role as a member of Student Bonfire's Board of Directors, and as a photographer. His work and words have been found in TexAgs productions, 12th Man Magazine, Texas Aggie magazine, and ESPN. Through his images, Bonfire has been seen millions of times, and he has stories behind every frame. As a director, Dion advises Bonfire's motivated Aggies on leadership, leadership development, institutional advancement, and communications. Professionally, Dion has operated a consultancy in software development and solutions architecture, and is now found in Product Strategy & Communication for the Texas A&M Division of Information Technology. Dion and his wife Candice '05 continue to call Aggieland home today with their four motivated children (and one motivated dog, ACe). Roll Call for the Absent In many lands and climes, this April day Proud sons of Texas A & M unite. Our loyalty to country, school, we pay, And seal our pact with bond of common might. We live again those happy days of yore, On campus, field, in classroom, hall, at drill. Fond memory brings a sigh--but nothing more: Now we are men, and life is one great thrill! On fortress isle seventy-seven years ago today, A group of gallant Aggies, led by Moore, Held simple rites which to us all doth say: The spirit shall prevail o'er cannon roar! They thought of home and all we hold most dear: Where are they now--those boys we knew so well? Ask of the winds, let smile repress a tear, Think only of their glory when they fell! Corregidor! forever more a hallowed name To countless sons of Texans yet unborn; Symbolic like, it stands for deathless fame: A shrine sublime till Resurrection morn! Softly call the muster, Let comrade answer, “Here!” Their spirits hover ‘round us: As if to bring us cheer! Mark them "present" in our hearts, We’ll meet some other day. There is no Death, but Life Eterne For heroes such as they! - Dr. John Ashton ‘06 Roll Call In the Roll Call ceremony, we honor the memory of fellow A&M men and women whose death prevents their answering Roll Call at this annual Muster. The Roll is a symbolic Roll Call of all students and former students whom death has taken from our ranks, but whose memory lives on in our hearts. As each name is called, a comrade will answer “Here!” Mr. Vernon C. Pampell 1932 Mr. Shirley Reed Clark 1953 Mr. Robert L. Bennett 1934 Mr. John "Johnny" Frank Seat 1954 Mr. Herbert Coke Cheshire 1938 Mr. Clayton Williams 1954 Major Harvey Harrell Storms 1939 Mr. John Wallace Jackson 1954 Mrs. Frances Carroll Holdman 1943 Mr. Ernest Frank Dean 1954 Captain Fred Warren Bondurant Jr. 1944 The Honorable Oscar Garcia 1955 Mr. Clarance Ernest Hart 1944 Dr. Arthur E. Garner D.D.S. 1955 Mr. George M. Graves 1945 Mrs. Dorothy Muriel Brown Pearson 1955 Dr. William "Bill" Ross Meacham 1945 Mr. Bobby "Bob" R. Wright 1955 Corporal Harry Doug Calmelet 1946 Dr. Schley "Bruce" Walker 1955 Mr. William "Bill" Worth Maxwell Sr. 1946 Colonel Charles L. Davenport 1955 Mr. Edwin Dale Hines 1947 Mr. Edward Rudolph Nolte 1955 Mr. William Joe Matush 1947 Mr. Lloyd Dale Southern 1955 Mr. Charles B. Drake Jr. 1949 Mr. Curtis Dean Kornegay 1956 Mr. Wayne Bobeck McLaughlin 1949 Mr. John "Jack" Rimes Farlow 1956 Mr. Clayton "Woody" Eisenhauer 1949 Mr. Henry Wayne Nickell 1956 Mr. Judson "Judd" Pritcher Germany Jr. 1950 Mr. Ronald "Ron" Edward Kennedy 1957 Mr. Joe DeLeon 1950 Mr. David William "Skip" Miller 1957 Mr. James "Bill" William Andrew 1950 Mr. Willie Conway "Bill" Younger Jr. 1957 Colonel Floyd "The Colonel" Henry Henk 1950 Mr. Bart S. Bradford 1957 Mr. Cloyd James "CJ" Dowling Jr. 1951 Colonel Robert "Bob" Joe Matus 1958 Mr. Homer Hudson Johnson 1951 Mr. Charles Grattan Starnes 1958 Mr. John T. Tapley 1952 Mr. Edward "Ed" Arthur Wueste 1959 Mr. Eugene Hobart Fatheree 1952 Mr. John Lamar Lenamon 1960 Mrs. Doris Ann Stewart Manly 1953 Dr. Joe C. Spurlock II 1960 Mr. Donald "Don" Wayne McCauley 1953 Dr. Frederick "Fred" Hart Cleveland Sr. 1960 Mr. Marvin J. Girouard 1961 Miss Melinda Sue Moses 1982 Mrs. Carol H. Kubala 1961 Dr. Micheal "Mike" W. Harville 1983 Captain Carl Winston "C.W." List 1962 Mr. Robert "Steve" Steven Lerma 1983 Mr. Ortha Clinton Chick Jr. 1962 Ms. Pamela Susan Dovey 1984 Mr. Henry "Andy" Andrew Schudalla Jr. 1963 Dr. Steve Sherman Schoolar 1984 Mr. John "Allen" Ray Jr. 1963 Mr. William "Bill" Ralph Low III 1984 Dr. James Ervin Schroeder D.V.M. 1963 Ms. Carol Anne Vath Pickens 1985 Mr. Jack D. Redding 1963 Mr. Carter Ray Low 1986 Mr. John Robert Lively 1964 Mr. Venton Aubrey Kocurek 1986 Dr. Doyle L. Beavers D.V.M. 1966 LCDR Dennis "Lee" Hassman 1988 Mr. Richard "Dick" O. Brewer 1968 Dr. Deidi Ann Bergestuen M.D., Ph. D. 1990 Dr. Edward Oda Daniel 1968 Ms. Kelley Dawn Gaskey 1990 Dr. Bryan Leslie Flow 1968 Mr. Kyle Jackson Blake 1991 Mr. Charles Wayne Myers 1969 Mr. Gregory Bruce Cook 1992 Mr. Joe Edwin Greenslade 1970 Ms. Lara Michaelle Skelton Batten 1993 Mr. Carlos Francisco de Anda 1970 Mr. Gregory Denby 1994 Mr. Brian Joseph Wicker 1971 Ms. Lesly Michelle McKenzie 1996 Mr. Curtis Hogan Wilker 1971 Mr. Rajeev Kumar Rumalla 1997 Mr. Joe Don Banks 1971 Mrs. Margaret "Meg" Elizabeth Arbour 2003 Ms. Margaret Ann Abbe 1973 Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Hiter Arbour 2003 Mr. Milton Lee Jackson 1973 Mr. Kyle Louis Lebby 2003 Mrs. Vera Ann Scirratt 1975 Mr. Ryan Barrett Fogle 2008 Mr. Robert Clyde "Mr. Coffee" Rau 1975 Dr. Linda Cummins West D.V.M. 2017 Ms. Marjorie "Susan" Jonas 1978 Mr. Cooper Minh Truong 2019 Mrs. Marie Nell Hauff 1979 Dr. John Jay Koldus III Mr. Timothy "Tim" Arthur Hood 1980 Dr. William Hodges Mobley Colonel Glenn Starnes 1981 Captain David Rohrer Herr Jr. Mr. Robert Alan Hawrylak 1981 Mrs. Joann Rayburn Seely Mr. Jeffery "Jeff" Scott Davis 1981 Mrs. Lucille Jenkins Ward Mr. Jeffery "Jeff" Robert Maness 1982 Mrs. Martha Haddux Dobson IN MEMORIAM… We stood a little taller, and a little prouder then When we heard the call of Muster and the Roll Call just begin. We stood there all together and wiped away the tears When our names were called out softly and answered with a “Here!” ... and so we’ve joined together with our brothers of the past To make our final resting place at Aggieland our last. We take a toast to our brotherhood wherever they may roam, For us the trek is over Aggieland we’re coming home. - Lt. Col. David Harrigan ‘68 THE LAST CORPS TRIP It was Judgment Day in Aggieland And tenseness filled the air; “Why, sir, that’s the Cadet Corps All knew there was a trip at hand, That’s known both far and wide But not a soul knew where. For backing up their fighting team Whether they won, lost or tied.” Assembled on the drill field Was the world-renowned Twelfth Man, “Well, then,” said St. Peter, The entire fighting Aggie team “It’s very plain to me And the famous Aggie Band. That within the realms of Heaven They should spend eternity. And out in front with Royal Guard The reviewing party stood; And have the Texas Aggie Band St. Peter and his angel staff At once commence to play Were choosing bad from good. For their fates too we must decide Upon this crucial day.” First he surveyed the Aggie team And in terms of an angel swore, And the drum major so hearing “By Jove, I do believe I’ve seen Slowly raised his hand This gallant group before. And said, “Boys, let’s play The Spirit For the last time in Aggieland.” I’ve seen them play since way back when, And the band poured forth the anthem And they’ve always had the grit; In notes both bright and clear I’ve seen ‘em lose and I’ve seen ‘em win, And ten thousand Aggie voices But I’ve never seen ‘em quit. Sang the song they hold so dear. No need for us to tarry here And when the band had finished, Deciding upon their fates; St. Peter wiped his eyes Tis plain as the halo on my head And said, “It’s not so hard to see That they’ve opened Heaven’s gates.” They’re meant for Paradise.” And when the Twelfth Man heard this, And the colonel of the Cadet Corps said They let out a mighty yell As he stiffly took his stand, That echoed clear to Heaven “It’s just another Corps Trip, boys, and shook the gates of Hell.