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University community mourns, honors Jones

KETR | By Caitlin Barbee

Published May 3, 2016 at 4:44 PM CDT

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Golden Leos set up candles for attendees at Dr. Jones' Memorial. (Left to Right: Ariel Van Zandt, Dallas; Khie Johnson, Duncanville; Juanita Lowry-Bennett, Dallas; Vanisia Rambo, Dallas; Kyria Aho, Commerce; and Laderrian Meredith, Dallas)

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As people entered, they were asked to stop and write a favorite memory or story about Dr. Jones.

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The memory boards will be open this week for more signatures and stories.

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Dr. Adolfo Benavides addresses the crowd of students, faculty, friends, and family.

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The lights in the Field House were turned off, and the crowd held a minute of silence.

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The main theme of the night was how much Dr. Jones will be missed.

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To close out the evening, the crowd sang the Alma Mater.

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A candlelight memorial in the Field House on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce on May 2 gave the university community an opportunity to remember and celebrate university president Dr. Dan Jones, who died on April 29.

KETR News Host and Producer Catlin Barbee assembled a photo gallery from the event.