Annual
Memorial/Committal Services
September 27, 2009
Family members and friends of 411 donors to the Anatomical
Gift Program are invited to honor and remember their loved ones in the
29th annual Memorial Services scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2009. Separate
services will be held at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Invitations will
be mailed to family members during the middle of August. |
 To honor the donors and recognize their selfless contributions to the Anatomical
Gift Program, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine has
hosted an annual memorial service since 1980. The memorial service takes
place in the Apollo Room of the Student Union, and
is conducted by clergy of diverse faiths and races so that everyone being
honored is represented. These generous and caring ladies and gentlemen
voluntarily give of their time and spirituality to make the memorial
service a meaningful event.
In addition, medical students, faculty members and administrators who
most directly benefit from these anatomical gifts are active participants
in the service. About half of the donors who come to us are interred in
the Rockafield Cemetery on the campus. The remainder are inurned or interred
in locations of their choice. All donors are honored and recognized by
name during the memorial service. Approximately 1,200 guests attend the
memorial services each year. Generally, two services
are held on the same day in the early fall of each year.
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