Ren was a remarkable young man. I had the pleasure of working with him since before he stepped foot on the College’s campus in fall of 2017. I quickly learned that he liked to do things his own way. However, he was always respectful and understood the purpose of how I approached advising him. While Ren was extremely studious, he had a playful side as well. I remember from time to time he would come by my office and prank me by closing and opening the door. Then we would enter and in a burly voice say “aaayyy” in a way only Ren could do. Requiescat in pace.