Ogden “Denny” Lewis Jr. ’01 probably touched more lives in his 22 years than many people do in far-longer lifetimes. Lewis died Nov. 14 from injuries he sustained in a car accident.

In the days since his death, friends from all over the world have come to the Lewis family’s home, showing how far his positive impact reached. All 12 of Lewis’ roommates from his years living in Leverett House are in New York to be with Lewis’ family.

“All these people kept flowing in—his high school Spanish teacher, his elementary school music teacher,” said Samantha A. Goldstein ’00, one of Lewis’ friends. “He knew so many people. He had so many friends.”

Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Church on 1 West 53rd Street at the corner of 5th Avenue in New York City. A reception will follow the service.

Lewis will be buried tomorrow in Quogue, New York, near one of his favorite childhood places on Long Island.

The Lewis family is providing buses to the burial ground from the corner of 79th Street and Park Avenue in New York. Buses will depart tomorrow at 9 a.m. and will return to the city around 3:30 p.m.

The family invites all students who knew their son to attend his funeral and burial.

Friends describe Lewis as good-natured and friendly, with many recalling his smile.

“Everyone remembers his smile—him walking through Leverett with that smile,” said Justin G. Muzinich ’00.

Lewis’ positive attitude toward life would often spread to the people around him, friends said.

“When he would lean back and relax, and smile, it would become infectious,” said friend and Fly Club president Angus R. Burgin ’02.

Lewis took an active role in campus social life. He was an active member of the Fly Club, where members recall him fondly.

“Denny was a model of how to always have a good time while acting with integrity at all times,” Burgin said.

Combining his skill and interest in photography with his social personality, Lewis involved himself in House life as a darkroom officer in the Leverett House Arts Society. He was also a photography editor for the Harvard Independent.

Since Lewis’ death, friends have looked to photographs to remember their friend.