UF student Han Yang was the kind of person who would invite friends to his house, cook them a big dinner and talk to them for hours.
"He was there for everyone," said Weitao Li, a friend of Yang's and president of the Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars, of which Yang was a member. "All of us are feeling deep sorrow, and we will miss him a lot."
Yang, a 26-year-old engineering graduate student, was found dead in his apartment complex's pool on Thursday morning.
Yu Chen, Yang's roommate, told police it was not unusual for Yang to go for a swim in the evening.
The college student was wearing swim trunks when he was discovered by a resident at his Sun Island apartment complex at 999 SW 16th Ave.
Officer Summer Hallett, spokeswoman for the Gainesville Police, said police do not suspect foul play, and the autopsy showed no signs of trauma.
Test results for alcohol, drugs or any illnesses have not come back yet, Hallett added.
The Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars will hold a memorial service for Yang in the Reitz Union in the next two weeks once his parents are able to travel to the U.S.
