Drew was one of the funniest guys I knew…

Drew was one of the funniest guys I knew and a good friend of mine back in high school. I remember his wide, infectious smile whenever he would laugh about something, and a lot of the funny things he would do. We were both on the cross country team, and whenever Coach would arrive at practice, Drew would shout really loudly from across the field, "COACH!" to greet him. I also remember him being really committed in cross country-- we had this team relay we were doing in one practice, splitting us into two teams. He was the final runner, and against Connor Meaney (the fastest on the team), he went all out, sprinting and bounding around the perimeter of the field with all his energy, securing our team the victory, even though it wasn't a serious competition. One time, he picked me up at my house along with a few others; we were driving into Harvard square. Even though my street is a dead end, there is a sketchy sort of access road going over to the next street that no one really uses-- it's steep and rather uneven. I told Drew as much, but he said, "I'm going to go for it!" and accelerated up the access road despite my warnings.

I remember a lot of these small interactions with Drew over the years, during and after high school. He was a cheerful, really funny guy-- just a joy to be around.

Liam O'Toole