SSC Newsletter January 2019

Interment

The world watched as President George H.W. Bush was laid to rest. Many saw the news coverage of Bush 41 lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda as well as his funeral and the famous Union Pacific 4141 train making its way from Houston to College Station. So much work went on behind the scenes from numerous University departments; countless staff worked tirelessly to make Bush 41’s final arrival in College Station a wonderful tribute. Several departments within SSC were incredibly honored to do preparation work and serve at the interment. Our Grounds Department came together and accomplished a monumental task of preparing the George Bush Library complex and the lot 61 area for President Bush’s interment. Grounds Assistant Director Brandon Morgan states, “This could not have happened without the cooperation,

communication, dedication, and willingness of all involved who did whatever it took to get the job done.” The Grounds team accomplished in one day what took three days for First Lady Barbara Bush’s interment in April 2018.

major accomplishment. The parking lots, medians and tree rings that were visible from the procession were all mulched. Additionally, the service entrance on the east side of the Allen Building was screened using 15 Spartan juniper trees that were planted the day before the interment. A new 65 gallon Cathedral live oak was planted at the gravesite. An impressive 88 SSC Grounds associates played a role in “We stood up to every challenge and prevailed. We did our job, what was expected and we did it well. Everyone was honored to be a part of this historical moment at SSC and Texas A&M University.” - Brandon Morgan

The list of tasks com- pleted by our Grounds department was quite extensive. The flower and horticul- ture teams planted over 8500 ornamental flowers around the George Bush Library. Twenty 36” x 36” color bowls were carefully arranged and placed

at the railroad site in front of the Texas A&M Singing Cadets. Our landscape construction, horticulture teams and turf teams spread 684 yards of mulch in three days, which in itself was a

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