FORT WORTH - TARRANT CO.

AGGIE MUSTER

WEDNESDAY the 21st of APRIL 21

two thousand and twenty-one

TRADITION SINCE 1922

CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF THE FORT WORTH -

TARRANT CO. A&M CLUB

MUSTER PROGRAM

MUSTER PRAYER

INTRODUCTION

PRESENTATION OF COLORS

Western Hills High School JROTC Color Guard

NATIONAL ANTHEM

FORT WORTH A&M CLUB PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

John D. Pickett ‘94 - President of the 2021 Board of Directors

MUSTER ADDRESS

Dion McInnis ‘03

ROLL CALL FOR THE ABSENT

ROLL CALL

IN MEMORIAM

TAPS

THE LAST CORPS TRIP

THE SPIRIT OF AGGIELAND

MUSTER CLOSING

MUSTER SPEAKER – Dion McInnis ‘03

Dion McInnis was an Agriculture Leadership and Development major and is a member

of the Aggie Class of 2003. Dion was "Head Stack" of the first off-campus Bonfire Stacks

in 2003 & 2004. With that perspective, he has seen that the "flame of love that every

loyal Aggie carries in their heart for the school" remains truly undying.

Today he is dedicated to sharing that message, in his role as a member of Student

Bonfire's Board of Directors, and as a photographer. His work and words have been

found in TexAgs productions, 12th Man Magazine, Texas Aggie magazine, and

ESPN. Through his images, Bonfire has been seen millions of times, and he has stories

behind every frame. As a director, Dion advises Bonfire's motivated Aggies on

leadership, leadership development, institutional advancement, and communications.

Professionally, Dion has operated a consultancy in software development and solutions

architecture, and is now found in Product Strategy & Communication for the Texas

A&M Division of Information Technology.

Dion and his wife Candice '05 continue to call Aggieland home today with their four

motivated children (and one motivated dog, ACe).

Roll Call for the Absent

In many lands and climes, this April day

Proud sons of Texas A & M unite.

Our loyalty to country, school, we pay,

And seal our pact with bond of common might.

We live again those happy days of yore,

On campus, field, in classroom, hall, at drill.

Fond memory brings a sigh--but nothing more:

Now we are men, and life is one great thrill!

On fortress isle seventy-seven years ago today,

A group of gallant Aggies, led by Moore,

Held simple rites which to us all doth say:

The spirit shall prevail o'er cannon roar!

They thought of home and all we hold most dear:

Where are they now--those boys we knew so well?

Ask of the winds, let smile repress a tear,

Think only of their glory when they fell!

Corregidor! forever more a hallowed name

To countless sons of Texans yet unborn;

Symbolic like, it stands for deathless fame:

A shrine sublime till Resurrection morn!

Softly call the muster,

Let comrade answer, “Here!”

Their spirits hover ‘round us:

As if to bring us cheer!

Mark them "present" in our hearts,

We’ll meet some other day.

There is no Death, but Life Eterne

For heroes such as they!

- Dr. John Ashton ‘06

Roll Call

In the Roll Call ceremony, we honor the memory of fellow A&M men and

women whose death prevents their answering Roll Call at this annual

Muster. The Roll is a symbolic Roll Call of all students and former students

whom death has taken from our ranks, but whose memory lives on in our

hearts. As each name is called, a comrade will answer “Here!”

Mr. Vernon C. Pampell 1932

Mr. Robert L. Bennett 1934

Mr. Herbert Coke Cheshire 1938

Major Harvey Harrell Storms 1939

Mrs. Frances Carroll Holdman 1943

Captain Fred Warren Bondurant Jr. 1944

Mr. Clarance Ernest Hart 1944

Mr. George M. Graves 1945

Dr. William "Bill" Ross Meacham 1945

Corporal Harry Doug Calmelet 1946

Mr. William "Bill" Worth Maxwell Sr. 1946

Mr. Edwin Dale Hines 1947

Mr. William Joe Matush 1947

Mr. Charles B. Drake Jr. 1949

Mr. Wayne Bobeck McLaughlin 1949

Mr. Clayton "Woody" Eisenhauer 1949

Mr. Judson "Judd" Pritcher Germany Jr. 1950

Mr. Joe DeLeon 1950

Mr. James "Bill" William Andrew 1950

Colonel Floyd "The Colonel" Henry Henk 1950

Mr. Cloyd James "CJ" Dowling Jr. 1951

Mr. Homer Hudson Johnson 1951

Mr. John T. Tapley 1952

Mr. Eugene Hobart Fatheree 1952

Mrs. Doris Ann Stewart Manly 1953

Mr. Donald "Don" Wayne McCauley 1953

Mr. Shirley Reed Clark 1953

Mr. John "Johnny" Frank Seat 1954

Mr. Clayton Williams 1954

Mr. John Wallace Jackson 1954

Mr. Ernest Frank Dean 1954

The Honorable Oscar Garcia 1955

Dr. Arthur E. Garner D.D.S. 1955

Mrs. Dorothy Muriel Brown Pearson 1955

Mr. Bobby "Bob" R. Wright 1955

Dr. Schley "Bruce" Walker 1955

Colonel Charles L. Davenport 1955

Mr. Edward Rudolph Nolte 1955

Mr. Lloyd Dale Southern 1955

Mr. Curtis Dean Kornegay 1956

Mr. John "Jack" Rimes Farlow 1956

Mr. Henry Wayne Nickell 1956

Mr. Ronald "Ron" Edward Kennedy 1957

Mr. David William "Skip" Miller 1957

Mr. Willie Conway "Bill" Younger Jr. 1957

Mr. Bart S. Bradford 1957

Colonel Robert "Bob" Joe Matus 1958

Mr. Charles Grattan Starnes 1958

Mr. Edward "Ed" Arthur Wueste 1959

Mr. John Lamar Lenamon 1960

Dr. Joe C. Spurlock II 1960

Dr. Frederick "Fred" Hart Cleveland Sr. 1960

Mr. Marvin J. Girouard 1961

Mrs. Carol H. Kubala 1961

Captain Carl Winston "C.W." List 1962

Mr. Ortha Clinton Chick Jr. 1962

Mr. Henry "Andy" Andrew Schudalla Jr. 1963

Mr. John "Allen" Ray Jr. 1963

Dr. James Ervin Schroeder D.V.M. 1963

Mr. Jack D. Redding 1963

Mr. John Robert Lively 1964

Dr. Doyle L. Beavers D.V.M. 1966

Mr. Richard "Dick" O. Brewer 1968

Dr. Edward Oda Daniel 1968

Dr. Bryan Leslie Flow 1968

Mr. Charles Wayne Myers 1969

Mr. Joe Edwin Greenslade 1970

Mr. Carlos Francisco de Anda 1970

Mr. Brian Joseph Wicker 1971

Mr. Curtis Hogan Wilker 1971

Mr. Joe Don Banks 1971

Ms. Margaret Ann Abbe 1973

Mr. Milton Lee Jackson 1973

Mrs. Vera Ann Scirratt 1975

Mr. Robert Clyde "Mr. Coffee" Rau 1975

Ms. Marjorie "Susan" Jonas 1978

Mrs. Marie Nell Hauff 1979

Mr. Timothy "Tim" Arthur Hood 1980

Colonel Glenn Starnes 1981

Mr. Robert Alan Hawrylak 1981

Mr. Jeffery "Jeff" Scott Davis 1981

Mr. Jeffery "Jeff" Robert Maness 1982

Miss Melinda Sue Moses 1982

Dr. Micheal "Mike" W. Harville 1983

Mr. Robert "Steve" Steven Lerma 1983

Ms. Pamela Susan Dovey 1984

Dr. Steve Sherman Schoolar 1984

Mr. William "Bill" Ralph Low III 1984

Ms. Carol Anne Vath Pickens 1985

Mr. Carter Ray Low 1986

Mr. Venton Aubrey Kocurek 1986

LCDR Dennis "Lee" Hassman 1988

Dr. Deidi Ann Bergestuen M.D., Ph. D. 1990

Ms. Kelley Dawn Gaskey 1990

Mr. Kyle Jackson Blake 1991

Mr. Gregory Bruce Cook 1992

Ms. Lara Michaelle Skelton Batten 1993

Mr. Gregory Denby 1994

Ms. Lesly Michelle McKenzie 1996

Mr. Rajeev Kumar Rumalla 1997

Mrs. Margaret "Meg" Elizabeth Arbour 2003

Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Hiter Arbour 2003

Mr. Kyle Louis Lebby 2003

Mr. Ryan Barrett Fogle 2008

Dr. Linda Cummins West D.V.M. 2017

Mr. Cooper Minh Truong 2019

Dr. John Jay Koldus III

Dr. William Hodges Mobley

Captain David Rohrer Herr Jr.

Mrs. Joann Rayburn Seely

Mrs. Lucille Jenkins Ward

Mrs. Martha Haddux Dobson

IN MEMORIAM…

We stood a little taller,

and a little prouder then

When we heard the call of Muster

and the Roll Call just begin.

We stood there all together

and wiped away the tears

When our names were called out softly

and answered with a “Here!”

... and so we’ve joined together

with our brothers of the past

To make our final resting place at

Aggieland our last.

We take a toast to our brotherhood

wherever they may roam,

For us the trek is over

Aggieland we’re coming home.

- Lt. Col. David Harrigan ‘68

THE LAST CORPS TRIP

It was Judgment Day in Aggieland

And tenseness filled the air;

All knew there was a trip at hand,

But not a soul knew where.

Assembled on the drill field

Was the world-renowned Twelfth Man,

The entire fighting Aggie team

And the famous Aggie Band.

And out in front with Royal Guard

The reviewing party stood;

St. Peter and his angel staff

Were choosing bad from good.

First he surveyed the Aggie team

And in terms of an angel swore,

“By Jove, I do believe I’ve seen

This gallant group before.

I’ve seen them play since way back

when,

And they’ve always had the grit;

I’ve seen ‘em lose and I’ve seen ‘em win,

But I’ve never seen ‘em quit.

No need for us to tarry here

Deciding upon their fates;

Tis plain as the halo on my head

That they’ve opened Heaven’s gates.”

And when the Twelfth Man heard this,

They let out a mighty yell

That echoed clear to Heaven

and shook the gates of Hell.

“And what group is this upon the side,”

St. Peter asked his aide,

“That swelled as if to burst with pride

When we our judgment made?”

“Why, sir, that’s the Cadet Corps

That’s known both far and wide

For backing up their fighting team

Whether they won, lost or tied.”

“Well, then,” said St. Peter,

“It’s very plain to me

That within the realms of Heaven

They should spend eternity.

And have the Texas Aggie Band

At once commence to play

For their fates too we must decide

Upon this crucial day.”

And the drum major so hearing

Slowly raised his hand

And said, “Boys, let’s play The Spirit

For the last time in Aggieland.”

And the band poured forth the anthem

In notes both bright and clear

And ten thousand Aggie voices

Sang the song they hold so dear.

And when the band had finished,

St. Peter wiped his eyes

And said, “It’s not so hard to see

They’re meant for Paradise.”

And the colonel of the Cadet Corps said

As he stiffly took his stand,

“It’s just another Corps Trip, boys,

We’ll march in behind the band.”

- P.H. DuVal, Jr.'51

The Muster is dismissed until the 21st of April 2022,

and may God be with us all until we meet again.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Fort Worth A&M Club Board of Directors wishes to

thank the following volunteers for contributing their

time to this year’s Muster:

Dion McInnis 2003 – Muster Speaker

Jeff Leistico 2016 – Muster Chair

Kelli Gregory 2010 - Roll Call Family Coordinator

Angie Ogle 1998 – Roll Call Family Coordinator

Cassidy Ince 2017 - Vice President of Volunteers

Dillon Weigel 2016

Martha Garrett 1980

Meredith Murray 2018

Jonathan Peinado 2009

Angela Pray 2007

Taylor Hanath-Culp 2017

Abigail Garn

Sara Pickett

Anna Picket

MUSTER SPONSORS

Tonight’s Muster Program has been sponsored by the generous

donations of the following individuals and businesses:

Program Sponsor

Table Sponsors

In memory of Fred Cleveland, Class of 1960

Lori and Tim Lyness, Class of 1988 and Family

Couple and Individual Sponsors

Mike Freeman 1991 and Cari Freeman 1992

Rick Marshall and Jill Townsend

Joseph Hammon 2000 and Katie Hammon 2003

Harrison McClain 2019 and Lydee McClain 2019

Steve Nash 1995 and Lynne Nash 2016

Andrew Piland 2012 and Victoria Piland

Jeff Leistico 2016 and Lilly Sharp 2019

John Pickett 1994

Pryce Marshall 2006

Jaedeanne Shaver 2002

2021 Fort Worth - Tarrant County A&M Club

Board of Directors

President: John D. Pickett ‘94

President Elect and Coach’s Night Chair: Colin Lackey ‘01

Immediate Past President: Sarah Spring ‘04

Secretary: Lauren Patterson ‘12

Treasurer: Neil Barrow ‘07

Muster Chair: Jeff Leistico ‘16

Roll Call Family Coordinator: Kelli Gregory ‘10

Roll Call Family Coordinator: Angie Ogle ‘98

Vice President of Volunteers: Cassidy Ince ‘17

Vice President of Technology: Robert DeLozier ‘12

Vice President of PR and Social Media: Emily Thome ‘17

Vice President of Scholarships: Marc Sager ‘15

Vice President of Programs: Katie Wilson ‘94

Vice President of Activities: Chase Johnson ‘09

Vice President of Young Alumni: Austin Moroney ‘16

Vice President of Development: John Kirk ‘05

Law School Liaison: Victoria LaFleur ‘22

Director: Michael Miller ‘85

Director: Stephanie Thompson ‘93

Director: Casey Oliver ‘02

Community Coordinator: Amber Fogelman ‘94

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE

FORT WORTH - TARRANT COUNTY A&M CLUB

2020: Sarah Spring ‘04

2019: Mike Garza ‘07

2018: Jaedeanne Shaver ‘02

2017: Wesley Cooper ’04

2016: Jonathan Berry ‘06

2015: Matthew Barrier ‘95

2014: Kelly Hein ‘92

2013: Jake Richter ‘02

2012: David Palmer ‘92

2011: Dusty Davis ‘74

2010: Chewy Redding ‘97

2009: Jason Ott ‘97

2008: Keely Appleton ‘82

2007: Christopher Corcoran ‘91

2006: Keith Nelson ‘82

2005: Alan Maples ‘85

2004: Stephen Pfeffer ‘93

2003: Cara Ellison ‘86

2002: Rob Cocanower ‘93

2001: Jeff Ground ‘90

2000: Karen Gibson ‘90

1999: Mike Miller ‘85

1998: Rusty Jones ‘85

1997: Garland Wilkinson ‘87

Rusty Jones ‘85

1996: Ron Lueck ‘64

1995: Gregory Logan ‘83

1994: Steve Beckman ‘80

1993: Allen Broesche ‘74

1992: Bob Price ‘81

1991: Todd Shipley ‘80

1990: Bill Schwennsen ‘77

1989: Fred A. Palmer ‘59

1988: Clifford A. Taylor, Jr. ‘49

1987: James B. Peterson ‘72

1986: Howard Vestal ‘72

1985: Hank Paup ‘70

1984: James Schroeder ‘63

1983: Roy Coleman ‘44

1982: A.H. Lock ‘51

1981: Charles Seely ‘55

1980: James Creel ‘69

1979: W.W. Chromaster ‘41

1978: Rod Stepp ‘59

1977: Carroll Davis ‘51

1976: Frank Sherrill ‘51

1975: Jack Benson ‘63

1974: Jim Vickery ‘59

1973: Arthur Stroeck ‘42

1972: Charles Harris ‘49

1971: Grady Creel ‘42

1970: Lawrence White ‘47

1969: John Caple ‘52

1968: Chandler Atkinson ‘24

1967: Chandler Atkinson ‘24

1966: Wilton Hammond ‘48

1965: W.C. Huckeba ‘30

1964: Bob Germond ‘43

1963: A.L. Ziegelmeyer ‘44

1962: Earle Shields, Jr. ‘41

1961: Charles Drake ‘43

1960: Weldon Maples ‘43

1959: Harry Rieger ‘48

1958: L.W. Dabre ‘55

Weldon Maples ‘43

1957: Harry Rieger ‘48

C.W. Thomas ‘48

1956: Bob Brooks ‘48

J.C. Cottle, Jr. ‘46

1955: Don Wood ‘46

H.F. Bockhorn ‘39

1954: Tex Field ‘49

Roy Driver ‘30

1953: Weldon Maples ‘43

1952: T.R. Buckman ‘31

1951: S.J. Baker ‘27

1950: S.J. Baker ‘27

1949: Fred Elliston ‘26

1948: Herman Cox ‘28

1947: R. Lealand Hunter ‘30

1946: H.C. Cunningham ‘32

1945: John Funderburgh ‘39

1944: Roy Bates ‘28

1943: Ardmore Healy ‘28

1942: Herbert Spreen ‘22

1931: J.B. Thomas ‘11

CHARTERED BY

THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS

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