Ryan Clark - Victim of Virginia Tech massacre

One of the toughest stories to read is about the RA, Ryan Clark, who was shot during the first incident at West AJ. This young man had a 4.0 grade point average and was on his way to becoming a PhD. Additionally, he has a twin brother and a sister.

Friends, family recall lives of selfless students, teachers - CNN.com: "Ryan Clark, 22, was known as 'Stack' to his friends in the Marching Virginians college band. The Virginia Tech senior came from Martinez in Georgia and was a 'true example of 'The Spirit Of Tech',' according to a message posted on the band's Web site. He majored in biology and English, and carried a 4.0 grade-point average, according to the coroner in Columbia County, Georgia. Clark was a resident assistant at West Ambler Johnston Hall, the dormitory where he and another person were shot dead at 7:15 a.m. Monday. He had been planning to pursue a doctorate in psychology with a focus in cognitive neuroscience, according to the Marching Virginians Web site.

Arielle Perlmutter of Buford, Georgia, wrote:
'I worked with Ryan Clark at Camp Big Heart, where we both spent part of our summers counseling kids and adults with special needs. At camp, Ryan was one of my closest friends. We had many inside jokes and spent a lot of time being silly and laughing. Ryan never had a frown on his face, and even when something was bothering him, he was only upset for a short time and moved back to his good old happy self. Ryan ran the dance/music program at camp and was constantly moving, singing and entertaining both"