About 200 people gathered last night in Eisenhower Chapel to remember Elizabeth Munley and John Scott, two University students who died Feb. 4 in a car accident.
Christine Stoll, Munley's roommate, and Natalie Tinsman, a close friend, spoke on behalf of Munley. Lee Dash, Scott's roommate, offered prayers for Scott. The memorial service was led by Rev. Conan Feigh, a Catholic priest at the University.
Munley and Scott were killed returning from a Billy Joel concert in Endicott, N.Y., when the driver of their car hit a patch of snow and lost control of the vehicle.
After an opening prayer and psalm, Stoll and Tinsman eulogized Munley. They reminded the congregation that nothing is certain.
"When you are faced with a decision, make it, then forget it," Stoll and Tinsman said. They told the congregation that three days before her death, Munley had heard Josh McDowell speak.
Dash stressed that each person in the congregation would remember Scott in different ways. He asked the mourners to do something for Scott and Munley.
"Remember all their attributes, especially the spirit to live, which is within every one of us here," Dash said.
Dash told the congregation that they do Munley and Scott "no justice by hanging our heads" and that a time would come for all to move on with their own lives.
"Learn from him (Scott). Remember his enthusiasm for everything he did," Dash said.
Feigh reminded the congregation that Munley and Scott are at peace.
"We are sad for their passing, but they are where God created them to be," Feigh said.
In remembrance of Munley, fourth-floor Stephens Hall, where she lived, sent a plant and green carnations to Munley's family in Endwell, N.Y., Stoll said. Green was Munley's favorite color.
The East Halls Residence Association and Scott's floor are looking into naming the piano lounge in Findlay Commons after Scott, who was president of Snyder Hall, said Darryl Bundrige, association president. Scott's floor in Snyder Hall is considering contributing books to Pattee in Scott's name.
The service opened with the song, "Amazing Grace," in which Scott's roommate played a trumpet solo.



