PRESS RELEASE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS
OCTOBER 3, 2013
CONTACT: Jeff Pitchford, vice president for university and government relations, at jeffp@uca.edu or (501) 450-3185.
Fredricka Sharkey, associate director for media relations, at fsharkey@uca.edu or (501) 450 -5114.
CAMPUS MEMORIALIZES STUDENT WITH UPCOMING EVENTS
CONWAY—A candlelight vigil and pancake supper fundraiser will be held honoring the memory of Jaykwantay Girley, an 18-year-old freshman who died on Wednesday, October 2.
The vigil will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, October 3 at the UCA Amphitheater. The vigil is being hosted by Rush Collegiate Ministries.
A pancake supper will be at Christian Cafeteria on Saturday, October 5 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 with all proceeds donated to Girley’s family. Tickets can be purchased from Jayme Millsap Stone, Director of Learning Communities jaymes@uca.edu or 450-5148 and various locations on campus Friday and Saturday.
Girley was affectionately known as “JJ”, and he was a first-year Hughes Residential College student. Girley was active in intramurals.
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