Bury me in College Station?
May 19, 2009 at 5:35 am Leave a comment
Who else but Texas Aggies, would bury their dog mascots known as Reveille, so that the deceased can see the football score inside the stadium? and now they have a place for alumni to rest as well.
The new Memorial Cemetery of College Station, is set to open in a few weeks, with plans for burials beginning in mid July. The new cemetery has reserved a special section for Aggies and their supporters who want to be close—forever—to the sprawling campus and be with like-minded Aggies after they die.
A few of the nation’s universities—Notre Dame, Iowa State, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Virginia among them—have had school-affiliated cemeteries for nearly two centuries, but this one is believed to be unique in Texas.
The first phase will have 2,900 burial spaces, although non-Aggies are welcome there,
Eventually the cemetery plans to expand to 57-acres, with roughly one-third of it dedicated to A&M. The school has no financial stake in the $10 million project, but is allowing the city to use the school logo. 350 spaces have already been solld, even though you have to fork over an extra $1,050 to get planted in the Aggie part. IS THAT WHERE YOU INSERT THE JOKE?
Entry filed under: Schools by State, Texas. Tags: A&M, Aggies, College Station, New Cemetery, Reveille, Texas.
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