Scot Walker '90 April 24, 2017 4:01 PM updated: April 24, 2017 4:10 PM
By Savannah Mehrtens
The Battalion
On Sunday afternoon, Arnold LeUnes was enjoying a celebratory 79th birthday meal with his family at Willie’s Grill and Icehouse when two of his students surprised him with a Class of 1960 Aggie Ring. Shaking out of excitement, he kindly accepted the ring and thanked his students, Sophie Roberts and Jacqueline Gutierrez, over roaring applause.
It was 34 years ago when Arnold LeUnes lost his original Aggie Ring to a house fire caused by a gas unit in the ceiling. His six children and wife, Judy, are his most important concern, so he had never purchased a replacement ring during their upbringing. Sophie Roberts,
“It’s exciting; I haven’t had a ring for 34 or 35 years,” LeUnes said.