I knew Brian as a passionate Tigers fan on motownsports.com...though, he should best be remembered as the hardworking, intelligent, bright young man he was. He loved his family, friends, and had a strong faith in God. We can take comfort in knowing Brian is up there with him. I never met Brian in person, but his death has had such an impact on not just myself, but many others online who never met him face to face. He was very knowledgeable and knew what he was talking about. He never talked down to anyone and always showed equal respect towards everyone. The world has lost a great man, but to those who knew Brian either as family, classmate, or online friend, our hearts have only grown because of him. God bless you, Brian.

I had several undergraduate engineering classes with Brian and worked with him specifically on a project for one class. You could always see his face light up when he would recognize you in the hallway and he was always ready to exchange a kind word.

I was Brian's roommate for a year during college. Brian's passion for baseball was always eminent in our apartment ... so much so that he sometimes made all of us sports-loving roommates seem like amateurs. A great guy with the kindest of hearts and a love for Christ that kept a well needed balance in our apartment. Seeing the admiration pour in from all his friends and family literally brings tears to my eyes. I'll miss you, B.

I only knew Brian for a very short time while he lived with 3 friends of mine that attended Virginia Tech. Brian loved to laugh and seemed to always be smiling or laughing almost all of the time. Brian was a Hokie through and through. He loved the school and he loved the sports. He also loved Detroit and the sports scene around it. Brian will be remembered as a Detroit Tigers fan but most importantly he should be remembered as a good, hardworking and caring person.

Brian Bluhm was one of my roommates during my senior year at Virginia Tech. I will remember him for his integrity and passion. He never wavered from his devout Christianity and was easily one of the most knowledgeable sports fans I've ever known. The numerous tributes to him on several message boards devoted to Detroit Tigers fans attest to the volume of his knowledge and insight.

I had tremendous respect for his taste in music and his lighthearted sense of humor. He and I had several conversations about music that we both liked and we agreed on most things music-related. He gained several nicknames during the year that I lived with him. My favorite of these was Dr. Bluhm, earned because of his tendency to come out of his room early in the morning with frazzled hair, like a mad scientist.

Brian was exceptionally intelligent and talented. He was always willing to help me with classes that he had already taken. It's hard to believe that we've lost such a brilliant and good-hearted young man, but those of us that knew him will continue to carry the impact he left on all of us.

Brian Bluhm was to graduate in a couple weeks with a masters in engineering, but I knew him best as an avid Detroit Tigers fan through the website www.motownsports.com. The thing I will remember most about him is a conversation we had following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Brian wondered about such senseless tragedy, as we all did, & yet he expressed faith that God is still good. Today, I believe he is seeing that God face to face.

I never met Brian Bluhm, but he was a friend and mentor to my daughter, who is an undergraduate civil engineering student at Virginia Tech. Brian was the teaching assistant for the civil engineering measurement, or surveying, class that my daughter is taking this semester. She told me that they spent many long, cold hours outdoors, practicing surveying around the Virginia Tech campus. Much of this time is spent taking tedious measurements, and so there is a lot of time to talk. Brian and my daughter came from very different backgrounds: she grew up overseas, is a member of the Corps of Cadets and USAF ROTC, and Brian never had any experience with the military; he came from a mid-west background and had a love of baseball, a game my daughter only encountered a couple of years ago. Brian was, evidently, a sensitive and avid listener, and spent a lot of time helping my daughter sift through the problems she encounters as an undergraduate engineering student and a Cadet. She told me that he agonized over grading assignments, and was an excellent instructor in class and in the field. I regret not being able to meet Brian, but I feel as if I have through my daughter. He is missed.

Brian was my instructor for a notoriously painful and time-consuming lab. However, Brian's character and enthusiasm made the lab surprisingly entertaining. Brian was the only TA that I became and remained friends with through a lab at Tech. That may not sound like a big deal but any Tech student in an engineering lab knows the chances of actually liking a lab strictly because of the person teaching it are very small. Thanks for everything, you will be missed. Brian was a great instructor and a great guy all around.

Brian was my best friend when we were in middle school. He was one of the first people to welcome me when I was the new kid in town. Though we hadn't kept in touch, I know that he was still must have been the smart, kind, funny and warm person he was when I knew him. My heart and prayers go out to his family. He will be missed.

Brian Bluhm was my TA for Measurements Lab. He was one of the nicest people I had ever met and I really enjoyed being in his lab section. We became friends over the semester and continued to talk even after I was out of his lab. I seemed to always see him walking around campus and he always had a huge smile on his face and greeted me like old friends. My best friend was lucky enough to be in his lab section the next semester and he told them stories about me, being the poor sick girl standing in an ice storm with bronchitis surveying. Obviously I had an impact on his life, but it is nowhere close to the impact he has had on mine. He is a hero to me, and it is truly tragic that he had to be taken away from his family and friends so early in life. He had such a bright future.