b'A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR TEXAS A&M CADETSAn Aggie widows gift memorializes her husbands time in the Corps and makes the same experience possible for future cadets. By Kara Bounds SocolI t was mid-March 2020, and theappreciation for opportunities sheIn Bobs MemoryCOVID-19pandemicforcedonce thought were impossible. Top- While not a Texas A&M graduate, Texas A&M University to close itsping this list of impossible oppor- Evalyn Paylor Ellis bled maroon. doors and cease all extracurriculartunities was her status as a TexasHer husband of 53 years, W.R. Bob activities. A&M student. Its a gift made pos- Ellis 50, was a proud Aggie who sible by donors like the late Evalyncherished his time in the Corps. For Karen Jaimes 20, the closureEllis, whose foresight and generos- After he died in 2008, Evalyn hon-effectively ended her tenure with theity equate to promising futures forored his memory with a scholarship Texas A&M Corps of Cadets horsecountless Aggies. endowmenttohelpTexasA&M cavalry unit, Parsons Mounted Cav- cadets afford their education. alry, but it didnt stop her sense ofresponsibilityasthespecialKARENS FAVORITE AGGIEWith the Texas A&M Foundations units first sergeant. After most stu- guidance, Evalyn opted to give in dents retreated home, Jaimes wasMEMORY WAS STANDING WITHtheformofabequest,ensuring amongagroupofcadetsatthethat she would have the funds she Fiddlers Green every morning andTHE 12TH MAN FOR SEVENneeded to comfortably live the rest evening, voluntarily caring for theof her life. cavalrys horses.OVERTIMES DURING THE 2018 When she passed away in 2014, the Tothisfirst-generationcollegeFOOTBALL GAME AGAINST LSUWilliam R. and Evalyn Ellis Gen-graduatefromArlington,Texas,eralRudderCorpsScholarship volunteeringdemonstratedherFOR A 74-72 WIN. Endowmentwasborn.Through 4 | TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION|OFFICE OF GIFT PLANNING'