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Honor and Celebrate Those We Have Lost

President Eli Capilouto: UK Remembers

UK Remembers is a virtual ceremony that celebrates the memory of any member of our community who has passed in the last year. This could include students, staff, faculty, alumni, or anyone else who has played a part in the individual or community experience at the university.

Every member of the UK Community is welcome and encouraged to submit names online or visit our table on Alumni Commons between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

All names submitted online and in person will be displayed along the sidewalk between the Mining and Minerals building and Rose Street Parking structure towards W.T. Young Library.

UK Remembers 2025

This year, the UK Staff Senate invites the campus community to honor UK faculty, staff, and students who have passed since Spring 2024 through a hybrid memorial experience:

  • Virtual Candle Lighting – Available online from September 22–26, 2025.  Click the "Submit Remembrance" button below:
  • In-Person Memorial Event – The in-person event is CANCELLED for Wednesday, September 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Alumni Commons due to the forecast of inclement weather.

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Rememberances



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Abby Omlor: Greatly Loved, deeply Missed



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Alfred Byron Young, MD: Rest in peace



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Andrea in blood bank: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Brandi Miller: In loving memory



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Brandon Lee Faulconer: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Brett Wand: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Brett Wand: In loving memory



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Brett Wand: Rest in peace



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Carol Hustedde: Forever in our hearts



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Clarence Barton Switzer Jr.: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Clearence "Bart" Switzer: In loving memory



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Deb Atha: Forever in our hearts



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Debbie Atha: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Debbie Atha: Forever in our hearts



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Debbie Atha: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Debbie Gayheart: In loving memory



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Debra "Debbie" Gayhart November 24, 1961 - May 20, 2025: In loving memory



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DeJuan Fishback: Rest in peace



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DeJuan Fishback: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Destiny Cheyenne Ross: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Donnie Royse: In loving memory



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Dr. Buenafe : Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Dr. Douglas 'Scutch' Scutchfield: Forever in our hearts



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Dr. Jack Baseheart: In loving memory



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Dr. Jack Baseheart, Professor Emeritus, Communication: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Dr. Kelsey Chadwick: Forever in our hearts



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Dr. Kelsey Chadwick: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Dr. Marites Buenafe: In loving memory



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Dr. Marites Buenafe: Forever in our hearts



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Hamilton, Monica R.: In loving memory



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Isabellah RayLynn Smith : Forever in our hearts



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Jane White: Rest in peace



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Jennifer Nicole Howard: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Jeremy F. Jones  ( UK Hand Center): Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Jeremy Jones: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Jeremy Jones: In loving memory



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John Zachem: Forever in our hearts



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Jonathan Krueger: Forever in our hearts



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Joy Long: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Joyce Lynn Smith: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Joyce Smith: Forever in our hearts



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Kevin and Jeffrey Graham: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Linda Perkins: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Lula Lewis: In loving memory



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Marjorie and Roy Allen: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Mark Huffmyer: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Melinda Wilson: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Melinda Wilson: In loving memory



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Nathan Druivenga: 



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Nicholas Ore: Rest in peace



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Noah Miles Tinch: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Noah Tinch



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Pamela Sims: Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Patricia Dale Zurkuhlen: In loving memory



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Paul Morrison: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Ryan Patrick Sallee: In loving memory



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Susan Springer (UKHC IT): Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure



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Tina Geary: Greatly loved, deeply missed



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Tina Geary: In loving memory



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Tina Masloski: In loving memory



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Tracy Carolan: Rest in peace



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Tracy Carolan: In loving memory