ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — “A Celebration of Life for Markel Byrd” will be held on Sunday, January 24 in the UNM Student Union Ballroom at 2 p.m. for the late University of New Mexico defensive back. The event is open to the public.
Byrd, from San Diego, Calif., was a sophomore safety on the UNM football team in 2015. He died from injuries sustained in a car accident on Dec. 22 in eastern Arizona while traveling home for the holidays.