Alpha Psi Dedicates Plaque
Standing with the Rick W ilborn plaque are (L-R), Cody Myers, Ricky Kleine, Dr. Hugh Sanders, Dr. ]. L. Burke, and Dr. Gary Garner.
Dr. J. L. Burke, past Kappa Kappa Psi Grand President; Dr. Hugh Sanders, Dean of Fine Arts at West Texas; and Dr. Gary Garner, band director and Kappa Kappa Psi sponsor. Also present were Kappa Kappa Psi brothers and friends of Rick Wilborn. Rick, the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Norris Wilborn, came to West Texas in the fall of 1975 after his graduation from Copperas Cove High School. He pledged Kapya Kappa Psi in the spring of 1976 and was a member of the WTSU Band and the WTSU Chorale. He was also very active in church affairs. Rick Wilborn will be remembered by us at West Texas as a special person that was not afraid to show and to share his happiness with everyone, every time he had a chance. Whenever one of us at West Texas State University walks by the plaque, we will be reminded of the life of Rick "Big W" Wilborn.
In the spring of 1977 Rick Wilborn, a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi, fell to his death in a mountain-climbing accident in ·Palo Duro Canyon outside Canyon, Texas. On October 13, 1979, the Alpha Psi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi dedicated a plaque in Rick's memory which reads, "In Memory of Rick 'Big W' Wilborn- Brothers of KKv." The plaque is located outside the southwest door of Mary Moody Northen Hall on the West Texas State University campus. The dedication ceremony began with a prayer by John Black. Cody Myers, past Alpha Psi president and pledge brother of Rick, gave a short eulogy of Rick's two years at West Texas. The plaque was officially dedicated by Alpha Psi president Ricky Kleine. The Tuba and Euphonium Choir concluded the ceremony with the "Lied from the Quatour a 4 Trombones" by Flor Peters. We were honored with the presence of
-
18 -
