I wasn't aware of all the details around this. Thanks for sharing.

bren

https://www.tamu.edu/campus-community/traditions/remembrance/bonfire-memorial.html

Here is an official thing. The Wikipedia is really good as well 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Aggie_Bonfire_collapse

Before the football game started the flyover was truly remarkable. US Senator Phil Gramm, who taught economics at A&M from 1967 to 1978, donated the flyover that he was entitled to as an elected official upon his death, asking that the fly-over be given instead in the honor of the 12 Aggies who died.