SFA student passes away in ATV accident last Saturday
By: Garret Cook
Issue date: 3/11/10 Section: News
A memorial service for Lauren Alston, 21-year-old SFA senior and Lufkin native who was killed in an ATV accident this past weekend, is scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church of Lufkin.
There will be a celebration, then fellowship that includes a photo/slide show of Lauren's life. There is also a Facebook group entitled "In Loving Memory of Lauren Alston" that friends and family are encouraged to join. Poems, words of kindness, condolences and photographs may be posted there.
The accident in which Alston died occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday on County Road 164 between Nacogdoches and Garrison. According to the Department of Public Safety, Alston lost control of her 2008 Suzuki ATV on a sandy surface and flipped.
She was rushed to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital where she later died.
Alston was a 2006 graduate of Lufkin High School. She enrolled at SFA, working her way toward a Bachelor of Arts degree in hospitality administration. She was set to finish course work in May and had plans to intern during the summer.
Alston was born and raised in Lufkin. Her grandfather, Dr. Roy Dean Alston, retired from SFA in 2008 after teaching in the mathematics and statistics department for 40 years.
Carol Bradley, lecturer in nutrition, is adviser to Phi Epsilon Omicron, the honors organization for human sciences.
"Lauren was well liked and will be greatly missed as an officer in Phi U," Bradley said.
As historian for the Hospitality Administration Society, Alston helped maintain the group's Facebook page and handled responsibilities related to marketing and promotion, according to assistant professor of human sciences Chay Runnells.
"She had such a bright future in the hospitality industry," Runnells said. "What shone through both her work and activities was her love of family and friends and the value she placed on relationships. That is what you need to be successful in hospitality."
There will be a celebration, then fellowship that includes a photo/slide show of Lauren's life. There is also a Facebook group entitled "In Loving Memory of Lauren Alston" that friends and family are encouraged to join. Poems, words of kindness, condolences and photographs may be posted there.
The accident in which Alston died occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday on County Road 164 between Nacogdoches and Garrison. According to the Department of Public Safety, Alston lost control of her 2008 Suzuki ATV on a sandy surface and flipped.
She was rushed to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital where she later died.
Alston was a 2006 graduate of Lufkin High School. She enrolled at SFA, working her way toward a Bachelor of Arts degree in hospitality administration. She was set to finish course work in May and had plans to intern during the summer.
Alston was born and raised in Lufkin. Her grandfather, Dr. Roy Dean Alston, retired from SFA in 2008 after teaching in the mathematics and statistics department for 40 years.
Carol Bradley, lecturer in nutrition, is adviser to Phi Epsilon Omicron, the honors organization for human sciences.
"Lauren was well liked and will be greatly missed as an officer in Phi U," Bradley said.
As historian for the Hospitality Administration Society, Alston helped maintain the group's Facebook page and handled responsibilities related to marketing and promotion, according to assistant professor of human sciences Chay Runnells.
"She had such a bright future in the hospitality industry," Runnells said. "What shone through both her work and activities was her love of family and friends and the value she placed on relationships. That is what you need to be successful in hospitality."
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