If you have ever seen an eagle in flight, it is a beautiful sight. We call this page Flight Memorial because we want to remember the beauty that all of these individuals brought to people who worked with them, learned from them, or studied with them.
For the safety of families and guests, we will honor those who have passed away between 3/1/19 and 12/31/20 on this page in lieu of an in-person Flight Memorial Service. Each name honored on this site represents someone who is deeply missed and fondly remembered by colleagues, family, friends, and loved ones. We profoundly mourn the loss of our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and retirees.
We also pay tribute to our fallen Eagles in more visible and lasting ways. The Sustaining Arch Memorial, located in the Onstead Promenade, is a lasting tribute to the students who are no longer with us. Three flag poles on the south side of the promenade display the American, Texas and UNT flags. The Dean of Students calls for the UNT flag to be lowered for seven days when a currently enrolled student passes away. The flag is then presented to the student’s family.
You can view those being honored this year in the Flight Memorial Program.
* If you know someone who has passed and should be added to the Flight Memorial Program, please email deanofstudents@unt.edu.
In Honor of Fallen Eagles
This section is dedicated to the fallen eagles who passed away while enrolled. We will fly the UNT flag at the Student Memorial Flag area (south library lawn) at half-staff for seven days upon the Dean of Students Office being notified of their death. If the UNT flag is being flown at half-staff, you can visit this site to find out more information.
Fall 2021
Justin Solomon
Pre-Principal Certication/College of Education and Toulouse Graduate School
Died Aug. 25, 2021
Rachel Barsis
Criminal Justice/College of Health and Public Services
Died Aug. 24, 2021
Tyler Thurman
Pre-Com Design/College of Visual arts
Died Aug. 12, 2021
Micah Brue
Music/College of Music
Died Aug. 10, 2021
Summer 2021
Megan Labrum
Ecology for Environmental Science/College of Sciences
Died June 28, 2021
Spring 2021
E. Nisala Fernando
Chemistry/College of Sciences
Died April 8, 2021
Sushma Pangular
Computer Engineering/College of Engineering
Died March 1, 2021
Anush Beeram
Texas Academy of Math and Science
Died February 10, 2021
Shawn Lawrence
Mechanical Engineering Technology/College of Engineering
Died February 3, 2021
Ibraheem Syed
Criminal Justice/Liberal Arts & Sciences
Died January 23, 2021
Helen Etuk
Education/Honors College
Died January 12, 2021
Fall 2020
Brian D. Balch
Health & Public Services/College of Health and Public Services
Died November 28, 2020
Elijah Cortes
Engineering/College of Engineering
Died November 1, 2020
Nicholas Slaughter
Applied Arts and Science/New College
Died October 19, 2020
Summer 2020
Trisharan Khatri
Biology/College of Science
Died July 11, 2020
Drew Crow
Journalism/Mayborn School of Journalism
Died June 12, 2020
Spring 2020
Khamey Liby
Finance/College of Business
Died May 11, 2020
Henry Setton
Music Performance/College of Music
Died April 5, 2020
Jack Scherer
Chemistry/College of Sciences
Died April 1, 2020
Jordan Taylor Johnson
Radio, Television & Film/Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Died February 24, 2020
Darius Tarver
Criminal Justice/Health & Public Services
Died January 21, 2020
Millicent McGuire
Geography/Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Died January 18, 2020
