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In honor of Aggies who have died in the last month, the Ross Volunteer Firing Squad will march in Academic Plaza and fire three rifle volleys of seven shots. Buglers from the Aggie Band will play a special arrangement of Taps.
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April 16, 1995 — September 17, 2016
ALANNAH ROSE RITCH A devoted friend who spread her Christian faith to those around her
MARICARMEN QUIROZ-OCTAVIANO A passionate, loving daughter who lived life fearlessly
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emembered by her family as a selfless, joyous Christian who enjoyed music and valued friendship, Alannah Rose Ritch left a lasting impact on those who knew her. As a psychology senior and aspiring nurse, Alannah was a student worker who drove an Aggie Spirit bus at A&M and was involved
on campus as an Impact counselor. Alannah’s mother, Kathleen Ritch, said one of the biggest parts of Alannah’s life was music. “She loved music. She played the French horn in band all through high school,” Kathleen said. “She also played guitar. She liked to get together with friends and play a bunch of songs. She didn’t think she had a good singing voice but everyone else thought so.” As the middle child with an older sister and younger brother, Alannah loved her siblings and family very much. RITCH ON PG. 3
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a r i c a r m e n Quiroz-Octaviano is described by her parents as a hard-working and kind-hearted woman who was always one step ahead of the rest. Maria Octaviano-Matildes, Maricarmen’s mother, said her daughter, who came to the United States when she was seven years old, lived her life at light speed with a passion
and ferocity that couldn’t be put into words. “For the time that she was here she did so much compared to other people,” Maria said to a translator. “Now I see that she was always on the move doing something or going somewhere. It seemed like she lived life as if time were to beat her. She was fearless since a young age.” Maricarmen’s diligence also characterized her academic life. Her father, Tomas Quiroz, remembers her as a smart, talented student who was always at the top of her class. “Since I can remember, my Maricarmen QUIROZ-OCTAVIANO ON PG. 3
Experts in their field: The farmers of the Farmers’ Market By Alice Corcoran @aliceJ-cocoran
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Texas A&M President Michael Young will deliver the State of the University address Tuesday.
Young to deliver State of the University address Staff Report A&M president Michael K. Young will address the student body for the annual State of the University address. President Young — in his second year at A&M — will speak at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Arthur Martell Lecture Hall located in the Chemistry Building. Young is expected to speak on topics ranging from his “Fearless on Every Front” message, transformational education and maintaining the success of the previous 140 years at the university. “Fearless on Every Front,” is a campaign launched by Young that brands the university as being involved in our community and nation through selfless service. The movement will be made known all over the United States through advertising, publications and a continuation of giving back.
On any given Saturday at 8 a.m., the streets of College Station are typically deserted. On Main Street in Downtown Bryan, however, local farmers and vendors are out hosting the weekly Farmers’ Market, and customers are out buying their produce for the week. Mirroring First Friday in downtown Bryan, the Farmers’ Market puts on First Saturday. On the first Saturday of every month, the market hosts a raffle open to anyone who makes a purchase at the market. The winner receives a basket featuring merchandise from the vendors and farmers. The basket for September’s First Saturday included a package of four cinnamon rolls, a 6-oz. candle and a whole chicken, among other things. Most vendors at the market have been in the farming industry for all or most of their lives. Ron Bolton, a farmer who sells plants and spices such as barley and sage, was raised in a family of farmers. Bolton said he remembers the exact moment he found his interest in the business, at only
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Some regional farmers have been participating in the Downtown Bryan Farmers’ Market for years.
six years old. “All my grandparents have been farmers or gardeners, but the way I really got started was when we lived in England,” Bolton said. “They have a lot of old wrought iron fences and I stole the uprights of my neighbor’s fence to use as a spear. I was six years old and she [the neighbor] caught me and made
me work it off by working in the garden, and ever since then I’ve really enjoyed it.” Farmer Richard Schubert has been at the market selling eggs and vegetables every Saturday for the last 10 to 12 years. “Sometimes in the wintertime I’ve been here by myself before,” FARMERS’ MARKET ON PG. 2