I’d come to find Ardis could locate humor in even the worst situations. When I told him his worn Aggie ring looked like it had been run over a few times, he laughed and said no, that was exactly ...

For Dr. Rohn Hendricks, a beloved 70-year-old equine veterinarian, one such thing was an Aggie ring—a tradition revered by graduates of Texas A&M University. Nearly five decades after graduating ...

According to its website, the Aggie Ring represents “a tradition that ... Plus, given his job, he just wasn't sure how much he'd actually wear it (or at least, that's what he told himself).