Rabenhorst Funeral Home was filled to standing-room-only capacity Monday night with the more than 1,000 friends and family members who came to pay their final respects to Dustin "DC" Clemons.

Clemons, a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore, was killed early Saturday morning when he was hit by a vehicle as he walked across Nicholson Drive.

The sobs of those in attendance were cut short with laughter as those who knew him best told a few of the many funny stories involving Clemons, a student many called "the best person I ever knew."

"One time he wore a suit backwards all day, and it was hilarious," said Ian Navarre, a communication studies sophomore who attended Boy's State, the weeklong summer leadership camp for high school juniors, with Clemons. "DC was always a good kid, if a little bit crazy."

Some in attendance at the memorial service said they still did not know how to handle the loss of their friend.

"It's not real to me at all yet," said Meghan O'Hara, a business junior. "It's hard to grasp the fact that it could have been any one of us who was killed. I can't imagine not seeing his smile anymore."

Winn Morris, a history sophomore, said he is dealing with the loss of his friend by focusing on the happy times they shared together.

"We used to go to Jack in the Box together, and those were damn good times," Morris said. "I'll always remember the fun times."

Tracy Leigh Clemons, Dustin Clemons' mother, said she could not believe the chapel, which seats 400, could not hold everyone who came to honor her only son.

"The director told me that in 27 years of working for Rabenhorst, she had never seen so many people come to a service," his mother said. "I am so grateful to everyone who came out."

Gordy Labbe, an animal science sophomore, said he was not surprised to see so many people come out to support the Clemons family.

"He knew so many people," Labbe said. "But you didn't have to know him very well to know that he was just a great person."

Kristin Casey, a marketing sophomore, said she felt the service honored her friend just they way it should have.

"His friends spoke very well on his behalf," Casey said. "He was truly everyone's best friend."

Ricky LaBorde, a business administration sophomore and Phi Delta Theta fraternity brother with Dustin Clemons, said that while he could not see much of the service because of the crowd, he felt that it was a good way to honor his friend.

"I knew he knew a lot of people, but I had no idea he knew this many. This is the most people that I have ever seen at a funeral," LaBorde said. "Since Dustin and I first started hanging out, I've known he was one of the best people that I knew."

LaBorde said he is trying to "stay strong" as he works through his grief, but he is glad to have the support of his friends.

"We're all just trying to care of each other," he said.

Ray Rives, who called himself "an adopted member of the Clemons family," said the support shown by the University's student body has made Dustin Clemons's death easier to handle.

"The family is coping as well as they can right now," Rives said. "We know Dustin is still with us, and he would be happy to see so many people come out for him."