Principal: Teen was a ‘remarkable young man’
Beloved Amesbury athlete killed in Maine snowmobiling accident
Troy Marden was smart, popular and kind, a star football player who loved science.
Family, friends and community members are reeling after the Amesbury High School senior was killed Saturday night in a snowmobile accident at the start of school vacation week.
Troy, 17, was snowmobiling with other students when he was thrown off the snowmobile he was driving when it hit a snowbank on Thompson Lake in Poland, Maine, officials said.
As snow fell and grieving classmates met with counselors and therapy dogs inside the school Monday, school Superintendent Jared Fulgoni recalled Troy as a funny, friendly and outgo- ing student.
“Troy will be remembered for his outstanding character, his sportsmanship and his positive presence,” Fulgoni told reporters. “Troy’s kindness, sense of humor and infectious smile will be greatly missed.”
Troy, he said, had already been accepted to six colleges.
“He was a scholar,” Fulgoni said, “and an athlete.”
Amesbury High School Principal Elizabeth McAndrews was brought to tears as she recalled the beloved student to reporters.
Troy took a lot of science classes, the principal said, and “all the colleges that he was applying to and got accepted into were sciencerelated.”
“He loved to fish,” McAndrews said. “He walked the halls and people knew him and he smiled and everyone enjoyed being with him. He was a pretty remarkable young man.”
Troy, a varsity football player, was also a huge fan of other sports teams at the school, the principal said.
“He went to a lot of the games and was an active member of the crowd and the fan section, but football was his love, was his passion,” McAndrews said.
On Facebook, many friends and community members wrote heartfelt tributes to Troy and one of his best friends started a GoFundMe page.
“Troy was the single greatest friend a person could ask for,” the friend wrote. “He enjoyed the simple things in life such as fishing, hunting and just hanging out around a fire. He was the moral stronghold for many people. … The world lost a great person.”
Fulgoni said he had spoken to Troy’s parents, and added, “I can’t imagine the heartache that they feel.”