On any other Friday night Jesse Snow would have been out having fun with friends.

Last Friday, however, there was no celebrating as friends and family members gathered at the University Union to remember the Sacramento State sophomore who was killed in an automobile accident Oct. 25.

The accident occurred after Snow, 20, and fellow Sac State student Steve Head, 20, left a local restaurant in the early hours of Oct. 25.

According to Sacramento Police Sgt. Daniel Hahn, Head was driving “too fast” eastbound on Response Road when the Chevrolet Camaro he was driving crossed over and hit a curb. The car then spun out of control, hitting a pole and a tree, Hahn said.

Head, who was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, survived with serious injuries and is recovering at his parent’s home, Hahn said. Head will be charged with felony drunk driving and felony vehicular manslaughter, he said.

More than 70 people turned out Friday night for a memorial service for Snow in the Union?s Orchard Suite. Pictures glued to poster boards in front of the Orchard Suite showed the always-smiling Snow surrounded by friends. On one board, friends wrote their final goodbyes.

Friends and family shared personal anecdotes about Snow throughout the service. Their stories, like cherished patches of a favorite quilt, sewed together the picture of a charismatic young man with an infectious smile who loved pulling pranks and rooting for his favorite sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Seattle Mariners.

Matt Baker, Snow?s former roommate, remembered his friend as a joker, always looking to cheer people up.

“He was always making people laugh,” Baker said.

Katie French remembered when Snow and some friends hid an open can of mackerel in the dorms. It stunk for weeks ? and everyone knew who was behind it.

“Those boys were such trouble,” French said.

Snow’s father, Steve Snow, laughed at many of the stories and thanked his son’s friends for sharing their stories and giving the family more memories.

Snow lived life to the fullest, according to friends. He woke up early and worked out at the gym. He fit in anywhere, and enjoyed making up nicknames.

He had a special ability to bring people together.

“He used every second of every day,” said Thomas Miller-Jones, Snow’s friend since the second grade.

Mike Mazza, Snow’s roommate at the time of the accident, recalled meeting Snow for the first time in Chico during Halloween. Snow introduced himself after recognizing Mazza from Sac State. Snow was always making people feel like they belonged, Mazza said.

“Our connection now is keeping his spirit alive,” Mazza said.

Melany Miners heard the accident from her apartment and was one of the first people on the scene. Miners said she saw two men, but “I was drawn to Jesse.”

Miners said she waited with Snow and encouraged him to keep breathing until the ambulance came.

“What a great guy he was in the time I knew him,” she said.

Mazza said he wants people to learn from the tragedy, so if they?re faced with the prospect of driving under the influence they might think twice.

“It’s important that people know what happened,” Mazza said.