'A friend above all friends': NC State community mourns death of student
Matthew Haynes, a junior student at North Carolina State University and member of the Theta Chi fraternity, died from an apparent suicide off campus at his home.
Posted — UpdatedMatthew Haynes was a junior student and part of the Theta Chi fraternity at the university. He was 21 years old.
The fraternity is planning to come together Monday night to honor Haynes’ life.
"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear brother, Matthew Haynes," the post reads. "This loss is devastating to our fraternity and the NC State community.
"Those who knew him know how kind, thoughtful, trustworthy, loving and loyal he was. In times like these, we truly need our community to come together."
Haynes’ death also prompted Jonathan Roberts to write a tribute to his best friend. The two knew each other in high school.
"Matthew Haynes was a friend above all friends," Roberts wrote. "His willingness to help anyone with anything at a moment’s notice was unmatched.
"His admiration for the great outdoors was amazing, but above all else, Matthew’s love for his family and friends will forever be cherished by all of us this side of heaven."
Roberts said Haynes' death was unexpected and he had just talked to him a day before his death. According to Roberts, Haynes seemed perfectly fine. The two were planning a hunting trip together.
Roberts says Haynes was a standout basketball star at Haywood Christian Academy and loved the outdoors. He was planning on majoring in the agricultural field.
NC State could not provide a comment on Monday because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
On Monday, WRAL News tried to speak to members of NC State’s Theta Chi chapter and the house’s president, but they had no comment.
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