Okla. St. holds memorial for 4 who died in crash
AP
Oklahoma State physical plant worker Jeff Sweeden, center, adjusts a large photograph of head women's basketball coach Kurt Budke, left photo, on stage before a memorial service in Stillwater, Okla., Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Budke and assistant women's basketball coach Miranda Serna, photo at right, were killed along with pilot Orlin Branstetter and his wife, Paula Branstetter, in a plane crash last Thursday in Arkansas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma State physical plant worker Jeff Sweeden, center, adjusts a large photograph of head women's basketball coach Kurt Budke, left photo, on stage before a memorial service in Stillwater, Okla., Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Budke and assistant women's basketball coach Miranda Serna, photo at right, were killed along with pilot Orlin Branstetter and his wife, Paula Branstetter, in a plane crash last Thursday in Arkansas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair signs a banner in memory of Oklahoma State University women's basketball Kurt Budke and assistant women's basketball coach Miranda Serna before the start of a memorial service, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, in Stillwater, Okla. Budke and Serna were killed along with pilot Orlin Branstetter and his wife, Paula Branstetter, in a plane crash Thursday in Arkansas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) ? Thousands of mourners clad in orange and black are gathered in Oklahoma State University's basketball arena to honor two of the school's women's basketball coaches and two others who died when their plane crashed in Arkansas.
Head coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were remembered Monday for their tireless work ethic and for creating a family atmosphere among their OSU players. The two were killed when the plane they were in crashed late Thursday near Perryville, about 45 miles west of Little Rock.
Alumnus Olin Branstetter and his wife, Paula, also died.
Former OSU point guard Taylor Hardeman described Budke as a "father figure to us all while we were away from home."
Budke's trademark orange blazer rested on his seat on the Cowgirls' bench during the ceremony.
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