News
2008-09-18
University of
Wyoming to Dedicate Bench to Matthew Shepard
A decade after
Matthew Shepard was lured out of a Laramie bar by Russell
Henderson and Aaron McKinney and then tied to a
The University of
Wyoming in Laramie is planning to dedicate a bench in
memory of Matthew Shepard, the UW student who was
murdered 10 years ago in an antigay hate crime.
UW president Tom
Buchanan and Judy Shepard -- Matthew's mother and
executive director of the nonprofit Matthew Shepard
Foundation -- will attend and speak at the bench
dedication September 27 at 10 a.m. The bench is
already set up at Quealy Plaza on the UW campus and
includes a plaque that bears Shepard's full name (Matthew
Wayne Shepard), birthday (December 1, 1976), and date
of death (October 12, 1998). The plaque describes
Shepard as a "beloved son, brother, and friend ... he
continues to make a difference ... peace be with him and
all who sit here."
A decade after
Shepard was lured out of a Laramie bar by Russell
Henderson and Aaron McKinney and then tied to a post,
beaten, and left to die by the two men, the bench
stands as the only public testament to Shepard in
Laramie. (Neal Broverman, The Advocate)
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