About 320 people attended a Friday memorial for Michelle Moses, 21, a fourth-year UF elementary education major who died over winter break while driving home to Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.
Friends and family shared memories with a sniffling crowd on the second floor of UF Hillel for about 45 minutes, with many in attendance wearing green Alpha Epsilon Phi shirts, representing the sorority Moses belonged to.
Walking up to the lectern and taking a look at the size of the crowd, Michelle's brother, Ben Moses, joked, "I always thought that I was the popular one."
But Moses, a student at the University of Miami, said he remembered the days when his sister was younger and much more reserved.
"I remember when I used to order for her at restaurants because she was too shy," he said.
He said he and Michelle were like peas in a pod and never fought, because Michelle was "the easiest person in the world to get along with."
Michelle's father, Garry Moses, said his daughter loved her sorority sisters and was proud of her Jewish heritage.
"She loved the world, loved where she was, loved who she was with," he said.
Michael Jellis, Michelle's boyfriend, said the two could talk about anything, but there was one thing they would only whisper to each other. "But I wanna say it a bit louder so everyone else can hear," Jellis told the crowd.
"I love you, Michelle," he said with his voice trembling. "I'll miss you for the rest of my life."
