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There was a not moment of silence at the first annual MoMorial benefit concert Sunday afternoon in honor of the late Mauritius “Mo” Meyer, a K-State student who passed away last year in a car accident.
Russell Buchanan, sophomore in secondary education and MoMorial event coordinator, told the crowd gathered in the City Auditorium that Meyer would not have wanted those gathered to mourn him. Instead, Buchanan told the crowd to “get loud.”
Buchanan said MoMorial was made possible through the collaboration of Delta Sigma Phi, Sigma Kappa and the Union Program Council.
“I wanted to bring people together to remember Mo, and we chose to do a concert because it’s fun for everyone and this is something that Mo would have enjoyed,” Buchanan said.
Buchanan also said all the proceeds from MoMorial will go to a scholarship in Meyer’s name, which will be awarded to a senior from Meyer’s hometown of Lansing, Kan., who plans on attending K-State the following fall.
There were five performance sets at the concert. Joe Goll began the show with a few raps followed by The New Northwest, Chase Horseman, Losers & Weapons, and lastly, McCoy.
Buchanan said something that made the performance special was most of the performers had some connection to Meyer.
“Personally, I wanted to perform for MoMorial because I was actually good friends with Mo,” said Joe Goll, freshman in marketing. “He was one of the first people I met when I moved to Kansas. We planned soccer and tennis together; he was just a great guy. So when Russell asked me to perform, I said ‘of course!’ It’s for a great cause. Everyone loved Mo and it’s an honor that I get to do this today.”
Buchanan said the amount raised for MoMorial is yet to be determined, but the turnout was pleasing to all those involved.
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