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Steven Lorenz, 18, a new brother of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, and UCF student Maximillian Krumm, 23, were killed in a car accident on April 4.
Lorenz's roommate and fellow UCF student Ariel Poliak, 18, was riding in the back seat. He survived the accident and was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
At the time of the accident the car was going at nearly twice the posted speed limit of 35 mph. All three passengers were wearing their seat belts when the car spun into a tree around 8:25 p.m. Tuesday.
Krumm and Lorenz, who was in the passenger seat, were pronounced dead at the scene.
According to a press release from Zeta Beta Tau, Lorenz was a graduate of Cypress Bay High School and pursuing a double major in psychology and legal studies.
Krumm, who graduated in 2001 from St. John Neumann High School in Naples, was less than a month away from graduation at UCF. Along with his interest in automobiles, Krumm also enjoyed playing video games and had a vast knowledge of computers and martial arts. He worked at the UCF PC repair shop and was a member of the Tae Kwon Do Club at UCF
Stetson graduate student Nicole McGinnis, 22, met Krumm when both were in their sophomore year of high school. She said that he was a quiet person by nature but wasn't afraid to open up when approached.
"He always could make people laugh and had an awesome sense of humor," McGinnis said. "He also had a serious side, too, when called for. He knew how to have a good time and how to make others have a good time when they where with him."
Services for Krumm were held on Sunday in Naples. He was laid to rest on Wednesday in his birthplace of Rowe, Mass. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contact St. John Neuman High School to donate to the Maximillian Raymond Krumm Scholarship fund.
Lorenz's funeral service was held on Monday and the fraternity set up a memorial outside of the Student Union on April 5.
The brothers of Zeta Beta Tau will participate in several philanthropy events in Lorenz's memory, and all brothers will wear a black strip on their jerseys.
Lorenz had a passion for cars.
"Let's put it this way: his car was as close to him as his girlfriend or his family," said Sean Wiston, Lorenz's best friend and fraternity brother. "He told me that he would wake up and just be excited to sit in his car and listen to the idle."
Lorenz was knowledgeable about Dodge Neon SRT-4s. He used his Web site to sell parts for the car to owners from around the globe.
Nearly 20 SRT owners and members of the SRTforums.com community carpooled to the funeral to show support for Lorenz's family.
