Martin "Tiger" Bech, one of the 14 people killed in the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, attended school in Connecticut for a year.
Bech, 27, spent a post-graduate year at The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, according to a school spokesperson.
He played football and lacrosse during the 2015-2016 school year, the spokesperson said.
“The Loomis Chaffee School is mourning the loss of Martin “Tiger” Bech, a post-graduate student in the Class of 2016. In his year at Loomis, Tiger was a cherished member of our community. He lived on campus and played varsity football and lacrosse. He is remembered fondly by his classmates, coaches, faculty, and staff. We extend our sympathies to his family and friends.”
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Bech, of Lafayette, Louisiana, attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette and graduated in 2015, according to NBC News. It was after his time there that he came to Connecticut for his year at Loomis.
He went on to play football at Princeton and worked as a junior bond trader for a company on Wall Street, his mother told NBC News on Wednesday.
Steve Colgate coached and taught Tiger when he was at Loomis.
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"It struck me that that was kind of what he was like no matter what he was doing, that he seemed to mature beyond his years, really confident, really smart, really athletic, and just seemed at ease in just about every situation that he found himself,” Colgate said Thursday.
He said even though Bech only spent a year at the school, he made a lasting impression on everyone he came in contact with.
“I know that a lot of players that played with him are really kind of having a tough time right now, because he was the kind of guy it didn't take him long to make an impression. He was only with us for a year, but that was more than enough for him to really become a part of the Loomis football family.”
