University Of Virginia Plans To Honor Life, Memory Of Morgan Harrington On Sunday
October 12, 2010, 14 years ago
According to UVA Today, the life and memory of Morgan Dana Harrington will be honored with several events at the University of Virginia on Sunday.
Harrington, a 20-year-old Virginia Tech education major from Roanoke, disappeared on October 17, 2009, after leaving a METALLICA concert at John Paul Jones Arena. Her remains were found in January on a farm about eight miles away. No arrest has been made in connection with her death.
A dedication ceremony for a plaque installed in her memory will take place at 2 p.m. on Copeley Bridge, the last place she was reported to have been seen alive. Her parents, Dr. Daniel P. Harrington and Gil Harrington, will speak at the ceremony, and Dr. Arthur Garson Jr., U.Va.'s executive vice president and provost, will unveil the plaque and deliver remarks. Morgan's brother, Alex Harrington, also will attend.
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