{"id":785,"date":"2022-06-01T13:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/?page_id=785"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:35:45","slug":"holdacandle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/holdacandle\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honoring Loved Ones Through Candlelight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each year, our community comes together in a heartfelt tribute to honor and remember those who have left a lasting impact on our Tarleton State family. We invite families to take part in this meaningful tradition by carrying a candle in remembrance of their loved one. Students, faculty, and staff are also encouraged to participate as a show of support and unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the ceremony, each participant will receive a lighted candle and the name of an honoree. As each name is read aloud from the Honor Roll, candle bearers will walk together to the John Tarleton statue, creating a warm and glowing tribute that symbolizes the love and legacy of those we remember<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After \u201cTaps\u201d is played and a 21-gun salute, candle bearers will extinguish the flame they carry upon the ceremony reading,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cYou are the sons and daughters of Tarleton.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Your flame has burned long and well with those of this great brotherhood and sisterhood.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&nbsp;Tonight we remember and lay your flame to rest.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you are interested in serving as a candle bearer, please complete the form below. For questions, you may contact the Office of Alumni Engagement at 254-968-9682 or <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:alumni@tarleton.edu\"><strong>alumni@tarleton.edu<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group information has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volunteers wishing to carry a candle for a specific name are invited to reach out to the Alumni Engagement Office by Friday, April 4<sup>th<\/sup> so that can be arranged prior to the ceremony. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver Taps is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 7:30 pm. Volunteer check-in will be open from 6:45pm to 7:15 pm. A reception for families will begin at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We ask volunteers to keep in mind that Silver Taps is a memorial service where business attire is appropriate and comfortable shoes are recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tarleton-global-form\" style=\"width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tid=\"tarleton-global-form-14-0d43b88429\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"tarleton-global-form__iframe\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gravity-forms\/?gf_mode=embed&#038;id=14&#038;instance=tgf-8e1351a4-849f-4c64-bcc3-f753f79a9279&#038;parent_origin=https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Tarleton State information request form\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display:block;width:100%;height:300px;border:0;transition:none!important;\"\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"no\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<script>(function(){var frame=document.getElementById(\"tarleton-global-form-14-0d43b88429\");var disposed=false;if(!frame){return;}function receive(event){if(disposed||event.origin!==\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tarleton.edu\"||!event.data||event.data.type!==\"tarleton-gf-resize\"||event.data.instance!==\"tgf-8e1351a4-849f-4c64-bcc3-f753f79a9279\"){return;}var height=parseInt(event.data.height,10);if(height>0){frame.style.height=Math.max(height,100)+\"px\";}}function cleanup(){if(disposed){return;}disposed=true;window.removeEventListener(\"message\",receive,false);window.removeEventListener(\"pagehide\",cleanup,false);}window.addEventListener(\"message\",receive,false);window.addEventListener(\"pagehide\",cleanup,false);}());<\/script>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honoring Loved Ones Through Candlelight Each year, our community comes together in a heartfelt tribute to honor and remember those who have left a lasting impact on our Tarleton State &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":580,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-785","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/author\/kyle-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\/","display_name":"kyle"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 6 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on June 1, 2022","modified":"Updated on February 17, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on June 1, 2022 1:01 pm","modified":"Updated on February 17, 2026 8:35 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":888,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/785\/revisions\/888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/silvertaps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}