Remember the 12
November 18, 1999 — the day the Aggie Bonfire stack fell and we lost 12 of our own. We carry them with us still.
Softly Call the Muster
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!
The Twelve Aggies We Lost
- Miranda Denise AdamsClass of 2003 · Santa Fe, Texas
- Christopher David BreenClass of 1996 · Austin, Texas
- Michael Stephen EbanksClass of 2003 · Carrollton, Texas
- Jeremy Richard FramptonClass of 1999 · Turlock, California
- Jamie Lynn HandClass of 2003 · Henderson, Texas
- Christopher Lee HeardClass of 2003 · Houston, Texas
- Timothy Doran Kerlee Jr.Class of 2003 · Bartlett, Tennessee
- Lucas John KimmelClass of 2003 · Corpus Christi, Texas
- Bryan Allan McClainClass of 2002 · San Antonio, Texas
- Chad Anthony PowellClass of 2003 · Keller, Texas
- Jerry Don SelfClass of 2001 · Arlington, Texas
- Nathan Scott WestClass of 2002 · Bellaire, Texas
We also remember the 27 Aggies who were injured that day, and the families, friends, and Redpots forever marked by the loss.
A Crocker Hall Story
In the early morning hours of November 18, 1999, less than a week before completion, the Aggie Bonfire stack collapsed on the Polo Fields at the Texas A&M campus. Twelve Aggies were killed and 27 others were injured.
Crocker 2002 (pissheads) and 2003 fish were scheduled for the late Monday night stack shift, but being last out of the woods that Sunday
(aye-aye), our stack shift was moved till Tuesday evening.
This schedule switch ended up saving us from that fateful night and brought our core 13 guys in the Class of 2002 closer than ever.
Not a day goes by where we dont think about that week, that game, and our fellow Aggie Bonfire brothers and sisters that were lost.
More stories and rememberences to come, but for everyone who ever truly built Bonfire — who cut, loaded, stacked, and bled with their brothers — that day changed everything. This page is how Crocker Hall remembers our twelve friends we lost, and honors the spirit that has never stopped burning in each of us.
Learn More & Honor Their Memory
Places to learn more, visit, and pay respects:
Gone, but never forgotten. Highway 6 runs both ways — and every Aggie who ever built Bonfire carries the twelve home.