{"id":6178,"date":"2017-05-30T16:41:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T00:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=6178"},"modified":"2017-05-30T16:41:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T00:41:18","slug":"words-loving-friend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/words-loving-friend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The words of a loving friend"},"content":{"rendered":"
By:  Paige Scofield\r\nCampus Life Editor<\/pre>\n
\u201cHe was one of the nicest, most selfless and caring people I have ever met. He was always there for his friends whenever they needed help,\u201d said Emma Henry, friend of Brandon Lin. \u201cBrandon and I were very close. We spent hours talking about anything and everything. We talked almost every day. He was a great listener and very supportive, every time I was upset or bawling my eyes out he was always there to talk, even when he couldn\u2019t talk right at that moment he would always make sure to call me or text me when he was free just to make sure I was okay. He was super caring.\u201d<\/p>\n
On May 9, Western student Brandon Lin died after a car accident in Portland. Lin majored in interdisciplinary studies with a minor in literature. He lived on campus in Ackerman Hall and was preparing to serve as a peer mentor in the fall.\"\"<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was easy to talk to him. He was always fun to be with. He made even the most simple and mundane task fun. His goofy nature always brought a smile to his friends. He was a great team player that was always ready for a new adventure,\u201d explained Henry.<\/p>\n
When asked what message Brandon left with his friends and family, Henry replied, \u201cI think Brandon\u2019s message would be \u2018just do it.\u2019 He was always very adventurous and was willing to try almost anything at least once. I think this would be his message because he had told me how before coming to Western he had a hard time making friends, especially at a community college, and also being on the shyer side,\u201d explained Henry.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he first got here he was determined to make the best of his college life and have fun. By making a friend in his hall he was able to branch out and meet new people and try new things.
\nWhenever we would go out and try something new he was always the first to try it, he encouraged his friends also to be open minded and always try something new.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are too many wonderful things and memories I wish could share about Brandon, but at the end of the day what I really want people to know about Brandon is that he was a very, sympathetic, sincere, reliable, generous and adventurous guy,\u201d said Henry.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was very much loved by all his friends and family. To put it simply, he was a great son, brother, friend and guy. Although he may not be here with us physically he has left a mark on everyone he met and will always be in our hearts,\u201d concluded Henry.<\/p>\n
Contact the author at journalcampuslife@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By: Paige Scofield Campus Life Editor \u201cHe was one of the nicest, most selfless and caring people I have ever met. He was always there for his friends whenever they needed help,\u201d said Emma Henry, friend of Brandon Lin. \u201cBrandon and I were very close. We spent hours talking about anything and everything. We talked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":937,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-life"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/937"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}