EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The University of Evansville is holding a memorial service to remember those lost in the 1977 plane crash that killed 29 people.

On Friday, December 12, the public is invited to gather at Memorial Plaza behind Olmsted Hall for the ceremony at noon.

Officials say it will feature an invocation and message from Reverend Andy Payton, remarks from President Pietruszkiewicz, the reading of all 29 names, and a moment of silence.

On December 13, 1977, a chartered DC-3 crashed just 90 seconds after takeoff from Evansville’s Dress Regional Airport, killing men’s basketball Coach Bobby Watson, 14 players, 11 friends of the team, and a crew of five.

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