Scott said Crosby was the life of the party around his friends, and was close to his sister, Shenitra, and brother, Chavis.

As a senior, Crosby was president of the Future Business Leaders of America and earned recognition as an "unsung hero." Scott said this was a fitting title.

“Faculty members noticed over the years his potential to become somebody that had good things to offer the world,” she said. “He had that drive to make a statement, but was the type of person who would do this quietly. He was extremely humble.”

Ellyn Gaither, assistant principal at West, talked about Tevin’s personal quote in the yearbook: ”I live my life to the fullest each day and force myself to accomplish my goals,” he wrote.

“That’s who he was,” Gaither said.

Benjamin Johnson, who taught Crosby in middle school and coached him in sports in high school, said hearing the news of his death was devastating.

“I’ve lost students before. It’s kind of like losing one of your own kids,” he said.

Like others, he remembered Crosby's positive attitude.