2008 Woodie Awards
'One of a kind' friend dies in crash
By: Matt Woolbright
Issue date: 9/11/08 Section: News
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Electrical engineering major Alex Kirk, 18, was driving back to College Station from Katy, Texas, when he was involved in a collision four miles south of College Station on Highway 6.
Kirk was born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, but grew up in Lincoln, England. He moved to Texas the summer before his sophomore year of high school. Three years later, he graduated from Katy High School and began his journey as an Aggie.
An intimate memorial gathering was attended by 10 of his closest friends Tuesday night. They said Kirk was a drummer, reader and runner; but more importantly, he just knew how to brighten someone's day.
"He was the kind of guy who could always crack a joke and be everyone's best friend," said freshman biomedical engineering major Rachel Romanoski.
Although he was 18 years old, Kirk had already left a mark on the world. Nowhere is this more evident than in what his friends had to say about him.
Chris Perry, a freshman computer engineering major, became friends with Kirk his senior year of high school. They had multiple classes together and became close enough friends that they decided to be roommates at Texas A&M.
"He was the perfect roommate: hard working, fun to be around and upright in character," Perry said.
Many spoke of the humor he brought to their lives. Freshman animal science major Katie Mouton said, "I still remember how he used to make fun of us for that way we said water," Katie said.
His friends said Kirk was one of a kind. He was studious and did his homework during lunch, yet was laid back.
"Alex was never problematic, never argumentative. I mean, he wore an untucked shirt to prom. When asked, all I could say was 'that's just Alex,'" said sophomore general studies major Philip Sammons.
Another topic that seemingly never failed to be the cause of laughter when with his friends was his English homeland. One such joke came from sophomore agricultural journalism major Melanie Orth soon after his arrival at Katy. Kirk and some friends were eating and everyone was asking him questions, when Melanie asked, "So Alex, do they have computers in England?"
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