Nashville, Tenn. — The family of Vanderbilt student-athlete Kwane Doster is expected to attend an on-campus memorial service Friday to celebrate the life of the former Commodore football player.
Numerous speakers, including Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee, football head coach Bobby Johnson and Vanderbilt students with close ties to Doster, are expected to participate in the service, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., in Benton Chapel. The chapel is located at the Vanderbilt Divinity School, just off 21st Avenue South between the Owen Graduate School of Management and the main library.
The family also will join in a special ceremony for Doster scheduled Saturday during halftime of the Vanderbilt-Florida basketball game. Gee, Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor David Williams and representatives of the Student Government Association and Vandy Fanatics organization will participate in a presentation to the family at halftime.
Doster, a 21-year-old native of Tampa, Fla., was killed by gunfire in his hometown on Dec. 26 while sitting in the backseat of a friend‘s car. A junior majoring in Human and Organizational Development, Doster was a three-year letter winner on the football team and one of the squad‘s most exciting players. He was expected to return for his final year in 2005 as the team‘s leading active rusher and one of the top kickoff specialists in school history.
The Friday service in Benton Chapel is open to the public. Seating is limited.
The Vanderbilt chaplain‘s office will lead the one-hour service on Friday. The Rev. Roy Young, pastor of Doster‘s hometown church, also is expected to speak.
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