Remembering Our Eternal Knights


Posted Date: January 29, 2026
Remembering Our Eternal Knights

UCF’s annual Eternal Knights Memorial Service is our opportunity to honor the life and legacy of 10 students who passed away during this recent year.

We invite the campus community to join their loved ones for a solemn tribute as we recognize each student as an “Eternal Knight.” This event, while somber, is an incredibly meaningful indicator of what makes UCF special – our care and compassion for one another.

Consider joining us on Thursday, February 12, at 3 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union. You may also help commemorate our Eternal Knights by participating in a 10-second campus-wide moment of silence at 3 p.m.

As a show of respect for our Eternal Knights, President Alexander N. Cartwright has also ordered that UCF’s flag be flown at half-staff that day.

The following students will be remembered at this year’s Eternal Knights Memorial Service:

Donald Craig
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Civil Engineering

Aaliyah Fabiano
College of Nursing
Nursing

Franco Rodrigo Fernandez
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Industrial Engineering

Thamare Gauthier
College of Health Professions and Sciences
Health Sciences

Michelle Guice
College of Business Administration
Finance

Alexus Hill
College of Community Innovation and Education
Public Administration

Coltin Miller
College of Community Innovation and Education
Public Administration

Andrea Karina Moreno
College of Sciences
Sociology

Jeffrey Allard Paradee, Jr.
College of Arts and Humanities
English

Kendall Spears
College of Sciences
Political Science