Lee Roy Birdwell and Virgil Ray Dye - Keene, TX
N 32° 23.760 W 097° 19.585
14S E 657405 N 3585563
A stone marker at the Hopps Museum and Welcome Center on the campus of Southwestern Adventist University pays tribute to Lee Roy Birdwell and Virgil Ray Dye, who died when West Hall burned to the ground on January 2, 1944.
Waymark Code: WMJJBD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2013
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The marker stands next to the old north turnstile, and it says:
In remembrance of
Lee Roy Birdwell
Virgil Ray Dye
Who lost their lives in the fire
which destroyed West Hall
January 2, 1944
Interestingly, the URL for this waymark links to a contemporary copy of The Record from January 19, 1944. This is the official publication of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, and it lists obituaries for these two young men, while indicating that a fund had been set up to house those displaced by the fire and to ultimately build a new residence hall.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Hopps Museum and Welcome Center
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