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As some of you may know, today there was a shooting at Purdue University.

Sadly, one student was killed. That student was Andrew Boldt, a Team 1732 Alumni.

Please keep his friends and family in your prayers.

RIP.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/justic...l?c=homepage-t

-Nick

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Our deepest sympathies to team 1732, the alumni, mentors and above all Andrew's family.

Remember him in your hearts and keep him alive through your memories.

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May he and those he those he left behind find peace and goodness.
Fair winds and following seas.

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Tragic news.

My thoughts go out to Andrew's family and the whole 1732 community.

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So sad! Thoughts and prayers going out to his family and friends!

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The Hilltopper's families, mentors and friends are in our prayers.

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Andrew's family, friends, and team. A truly tragic event.

May he rest in peace.

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For those who never met him, Andrew (Drew, never Andy) was a FIRST enthusiast and a quality friend. There is no sense in his death.

A short bio from his former teammate Katie B:
"Today, FRC Team 1732 Hilltopper Robotics lost our alum Andrew Boldt, the victim of today's Purdue University tragedy. Please keep him, his family, and our team in your prayers in this very tough time. He was a dedicated team member for four years, leading the electrical sub-team for two. A promising engineer as well as a role model for our community, he has always been an inspiration to those he met and will be missed dearly by all."

He was so close to graduation. Its not fair.

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FRC Team sends their sympathies and prayers, to the family and to the Hilltoppers.

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What a tragedy that had struck so many communities that Andrew was involved in. My deepest thoughts and prayers go out to Andrew's family and to my fellow Wisconsin friends on the Hilltoppers.

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For those unfortunate enough to never meet Drew, he was the embodiment everything FIRST stands for. His freshman year he really wanted to join the robotics team but his parents wanted him to focus on school, so he just became a key member of one of our fall VEX teams. He was the electrical subteam leader for his junior and senior seasons, when he played a huge rule in our breakout 2010 season. Since graduating, he always kept in contact with the team. At the Boilermaker Regional the past two seasons, he would give personal tours to our students, not only showing them the school, but showing where FIRST can take them. He would always take time to tell the mentors about his quad helicopter project or his work on efficient engines during his summer internships. Drew was destined to be a great success and was already a shining example of where FIRST can take an individual.

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We are so sorry to hear the news about Andrew. We will keep the Andrew's family and the whole Hilltopper family in our thoughts.

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Sad news indeed. Prayers and thoughts are with the Hilltoppers and Andrew's family during this difficult time.

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Cannot believe this type of tragedy can hit close to home. I think sometimes you forget just how small the world really is.

Rest in peace, Andrew, I wish I had met you.

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Let us hope that one day, the only shooters are those lobbing exercise balls into the high goal. Sad to lose one of us like this.

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This is so tragic, something no one should ever have to go through. All of Team 271 sends their deepest sympathies and their prayers to Andrew's family, team and friends.

Rest In Peace Andrew

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Thoughts and prayers to the team 1732 family, the Purdue student body, and Andrew's family and friends. I never had the pleasure of meeting Andrew when I went to school there, and I wish I had. I was very sad to hear about this tragedy.

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My thoughts and prayers are with Andrew's family and teammates in their time of need. 1732 is, and always has been, a fantastic team. So sad to see a member pass so soon.

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All of us at FIRST Team 1296 will hold up the Boldt family and the members of 1732 in our prayers.

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I don't even have words. On behalf of the Kamen family, as well as the MidKnight Inventors - our thoughts are with Andrew's family and with the Hilltoppers.

It is never easy to hear that the FIRST community has lost someone, but one of the great things about us is how much of a family we all are - we're here for each other. Sending all the good energy I can to those affected.

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What terrible news. There are no words for this sadness. It's such a senseless tragedy. Everyone on FIRST Team 537 sends their very best mojo and thoughts to all of Drew's family and friends, and to the Hilltoppers.

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Please accept team 1503's sincere sympathies on the sudden death of your 1732 Hilltopper Robotics team member, Drew. As a member of this FIRST community for many years, I will remember that "It's not about the robot" It is about the people like Drew that make FIRST proud. Please know that the 1503 family, will be praying for your family. With heartfelt condolences.

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The Boldt family is in our thoughts, Teams 2068 and 4472.

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From all the FIRST alumni here at the University of South Carolina and members of team 4901, we wish extend our condolences to the family, team, and community. Such acts of violence are completely senseless and and extremely horrifying.

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Keeping everyone in my prayers. My deepest condolences to Andrew's family and to our Hilltoppers.

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My condolences to Andrew, his family, and his friends.

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Thank you for all the thoughts, kind words and prayers during this difficult time. We are reminded that FIRST really is a community, a family, and your support is so dear as we try to grasp the tragic loss of our good friend and teammate Andrew “Drew” Boldt. Kind. Genuine. Appreciative. Talented. Diligent. With seemingly boundless energy and infectious enthusiasm that never faltered, Drew was, and is, a role model who epitomized FIRST in every way. He was the son every dad wishes he had. During the days the team struggled, Drew kept Team 1732 going, always working, never giving up. A "do-er" and a giver, and one of the nicest persons you could ever meet, he was highly accomplished, yet he had so much ahead of him. He will be missed greatly and deeply.

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Purdue student here.

In case anyone has not been keeping up with the news, the man responsible was quickly detained by the very efficient Purdue Police Department. You can read a timeline here.

I struggle finding the best words here, but it's hard to fully realize what happened today, especially considering how close we all were to the incident. You never think it will happen in your area until it does. I still am struggling to realize this happened. I especially sympathize for people I know who were in the same building, one even in the same classroom.

I didn't know him personally, but I have read and heard many accounts of him being a truly good man. I hope that for whomever knows him personally can find some solace. Many Purdue networks have reached out with their condolences and calls for solidarity.

Around 8:00 P.M. tonight, Purdue held a candlelight service in Memoriam. It was beautiful yet bittersweet to see the Purdue Community come together like that.

I'm struggling to continue writing this, so I'll end with this:

My thoughts and prayers go out to all who are affected.

Boiler Strong.

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Rest in Peace Andrew. You were taken away too soon but you left a lasting impression on all those you have met.
Prayers going out to the Boldt family and the Hilltoppers from FRC Team 1501 T.H.R.U.S.T.

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This reminds me of the shooting on Virginia Tech after the 2007 championship and the first thing I thought was if any of the kids from FRC 401 the Hokie Guard were victims being it was in the engineering building. Fortunately they were ok. Sadly this time it's not the case. Blessing to the friends and family of the victim.

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Team 1730 passes along their condolences. Even though we may not have met him, we know the bind that FIRST has on the students. This is like losing a member of our family. We wish his family the strength to get through this horrible tragedy. I hope the one who did this is remorseful for taking such a young, promising life.

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Having experienced first-hand the resolve the Purdue community shows in the face of gun violence, I know Drew's memory will be sustained and cherished.
I'm also glad that Purdue was the site of many good experiences for 1732 - in 2012 alone they earned RCA, Innovation in Control, and DLF there.
The entire Purdue community, current students, faculty, staff, and alumni, stand with you - as does the Big Ten.
There's no question Drew was loved, respected, and admired by his peers and those that didn't even know him. My thoughts and prayers to all whose lives Drew touched.

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the team 1732 and Andrew's family. It is unfortunate that these things keep happening and a young life is snatched out just like that.

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Team 997 would like to add our condolences to all the heart felt support being expressed here. We will also redouble our efforts to FIRST, and try to offer a positive, supportive, and safe learning environment to as many young students as we can.

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What can be said? Such a senseless tragedy. My condolences to Drew's family, friends & Team 1732. I never met Drew but I wish I had, he sounded like a great person. Boilermakers & FIRSTers around the world will keep him in our thoughts.

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Team 1983's thoughts and prayers are with the Hilltoppers and Drew's family.

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Team 2771 expresses our condolences on the loss of a fine young man. Drew's family, his friends, the Purdue community and the Hilltoppers are in our prayers.

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1018 sends our deepest condolences to the Hilltoppers and the Boldt family.
Terrible when things like this happen to good people.

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On behalf of the Corry Robotics Team, Our thoughts and prayers go out to Drew's family, friends, and the Hilltoppers.

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FRC 271 sends our dearest condolences in the midst of this tragedy. The Boldt family and FRC 1732 will be in our thoughts and prayers.

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I didn't know Andrew personally, but he was a fellow Boilermaker and 2008 Wisconsin regional competitor.

That regional was an amazing experience for my team and me and he probably witnessed all of the events that made it special for us.

My thoughts go out to his friends and family.

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This is sad news indeed. My condolences to Andrew's family and to Team 1732.

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Our thoughts are with you, your team, and family.

FIRST Team 2980

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With our deepest sympathy. Marie

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Our prayers are with the Andrew's family, the 1732 family and friends.

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My deep sympathies go out to the family and others who knew the victim. What an awful tragedy.

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My condolences, and those of Team 4146, to his friends, team, and family. Rest in peace.