Spring Break
He was a kind, genuine friend
By: MacKenzie Garfield
Issue date: 3/6/07 Section: News
Sophomore general studies major Michael Weber is remembered by many friends as a genuine, hard-working gentleman who was always fun to be around.
"It was easy to relax around him," junior genetics major Ryan Fortune said of Weber. "He brought a relaxed atmosphere."
Fortune, who was Weber's roommate when he was a member of Squadron 18 in the Corps of Cadets, said many people considered Weber to be a gentleman.
"He was really good with the girls, and I say that in complete seriousness," Fortune said. "He was a real gentleman and girls saw that."
Weber was killed on Feb. 20 when his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Texas Avenue.
His father Laurian Weber said Michael Weber loved to play sports. He participated in the MS 150 bike ride from Houston to Austin, and was also an avid skier, Laurian Weber said.
"He started (skiing) at age 6," Weber said. "He mastered that sport and loved to go down black diamonds, the most difficult and dangerous slopes."
The Weber family often went skiing at places like Lake Tahoe, but Michael Weber's travels were not limited to the United States.
"He liked to travel," Laurian Weber said. "He has been abroad to Romania, our native country where his mother and I were born, and to Germany, Israel, Amsterdam and Paris."
Weber's mother, Eugenia Weber, said he loved A&M and the Corps.
"Being a student at A&M was his dream," she said. "Even though he had some struggles, he never lost his interest in being part of (the) Corps. He liked to do everything to perfection and he didn't have enough time to do everything. He enjoyed being there."
Senior environmental geosciences major Ricky Pena, who was Weber's white belt mentor his freshman year, said Weber was a hardworking and dedicated student.
"He was very focused academically," Pena said. "He left the Corps because he was so focused and didn't want to sacrifice his academics."
Pena said he got to know Weber through their time together in the Corps.
"It was easy to relax around him," junior genetics major Ryan Fortune said of Weber. "He brought a relaxed atmosphere."
Fortune, who was Weber's roommate when he was a member of Squadron 18 in the Corps of Cadets, said many people considered Weber to be a gentleman.
"He was really good with the girls, and I say that in complete seriousness," Fortune said. "He was a real gentleman and girls saw that."
Weber was killed on Feb. 20 when his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Texas Avenue.
His father Laurian Weber said Michael Weber loved to play sports. He participated in the MS 150 bike ride from Houston to Austin, and was also an avid skier, Laurian Weber said.
"He started (skiing) at age 6," Weber said. "He mastered that sport and loved to go down black diamonds, the most difficult and dangerous slopes."
The Weber family often went skiing at places like Lake Tahoe, but Michael Weber's travels were not limited to the United States.
"He liked to travel," Laurian Weber said. "He has been abroad to Romania, our native country where his mother and I were born, and to Germany, Israel, Amsterdam and Paris."
Weber's mother, Eugenia Weber, said he loved A&M and the Corps.
"Being a student at A&M was his dream," she said. "Even though he had some struggles, he never lost his interest in being part of (the) Corps. He liked to do everything to perfection and he didn't have enough time to do everything. He enjoyed being there."
Senior environmental geosciences major Ricky Pena, who was Weber's white belt mentor his freshman year, said Weber was a hardworking and dedicated student.
"He was very focused academically," Pena said. "He left the Corps because he was so focused and didn't want to sacrifice his academics."
Pena said he got to know Weber through their time together in the Corps.
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