LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — At the Lexington Sporting Club on Thursday night, former Henry Clay soccer player and UK student Noah Tinch was honored during the Henry Clay vs Dunbar match.
Tinch died in a fly fishing accident at the beginning of the summer. Friends and family wore shirts that read "Love - Lead - Live Like Noah."
"It's a reminder of how we all should live, we all looked up to him," said Will Shrensker, Tinch's best friend and roommate.
A video played during halftime featured Tinch's teammates and friends.
"I think our community just keeps showing up and I think that is what I'm overwhelmed by," said Angie Cruse-Tinch, Noah's mother.
Cruse-Tinch told LEX18 the last two-and-a-half months have been both unbearable and full of light - especially through Noah's friends.
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