Outside of the classroom, Sun was known for his ambition on the basketball court. Jacob Kim ’16, an HCFA member and an active Crimson design editor, said his favorite memories of Sun are of the times the two would play basketball.

“Me and Andy, we weren't the greatest players,” Kim said. “He would always shoot threes. He would always go for it.”

Friends also described Sun as quiet, unassuming, and a great listener.

“He was always a relaxed guy too,” Peter J. Hickman ’16 said. “I often always remember him being around, hanging out, just seeing what the guys were doing.”

Kim added that Sun was “not quick to speak, more quick to listen.”

Andrew B. Pardue ’16, a friend of Sun’s from HCFA, said that he began going through his email recently after Sun’s death to look for email exchanges between the two. In his inbox, Pardue said he found an unopened email that Sun had sent during finals week last December. Pardue said the email included an encouraging Bible verse.

“This was typical of Andrew, reaching out, encouraging others, and never really expecting anything back from anyone,” Pardue said.

—Staff writer Meg P. Bernhard can be reached at meg.bernhard@thecrimson.com. Follow her on twitter @Meg_Bernhard.

—Staff writer Theodore R. Delwiche can be reached at theodore.delwiche@thecrimson.com. Follow him on twitter @trdelwic.