Nicholas Wolfe had a passion for helping people, reflected in his desire to be a physician and his involvement with IUDM.
The IU sophomore, 20, died Thursday, Sept. 3, from “injuries sustained in an accident,” his sister, Samantha Wolfe, said in an email.
One of three children, Nicholas was from Carmel, Indiana, where he graduated from Carmel High School in 2014.
A member of Phi Delta Epsilon, a medical fraternity, Nicholas was studying exercise science with a minor in classical literature, Samantha, 17, said.
Nicholas was also an avid Indianapolis Colts fan and hoped one day to be a physician for the NFL team.
“He talked to me about how he wanted to be the team physician for the Colts, which I thought was very ambitious,” said Matt Razavian, IU junior and vice president of recruitment for Phi Delta Epsilon. “But I thought that he had the drive, and he had the intelligence to do whatever he wanted to do.”
Shreya Patel, IU junior and social chair for Phi Delta Epsilon, echoed the sentiment.
“He was one of those people that knew who he was, knew what he wanted out of college, knew what he wanted out of himself, knew what he wanted to do in his future,” Patel said. “Which is extremely rare, not only in a freshman, but in anyone in college.”
Razavian added that Nicholas attended nearly every fraternity event.
“He was one of the better members of our class, I think,” Razavian said. “I remember him rushing, and I remember him being the first or the second person to get into the class. He had an extremely high GPA. He was a natural leader; he immediately gave me that vibe in his interview.”
Patel added that Nicholas was captain of the fraternity’s IUDM team.
“Before he was even completely inducted, while he was still going through rush, he was expressing his interest in our IUDM team,” Patel said. “We knew, right off the bat, that he was going to be our IUDM captain ... He was ready to fill that role before we even approached him about it. I think that’s telling about how much he cared about IUDM and how easily he was ready to transition into that leadership role.”
In addition to being involved in Phi Delta Epsilon, Nicholas was involved in the IU Student Athletic Board and played intramural sports, Samantha said.
Samantha also said Nicholas followed IU football and basketball very closely as a devoted fan and student.
“He was an excellent role model for his younger brother as they grew up playing the same sports,” she said. “They were always coaching each other and trying to make one another the best they could be in their respective sports.”
Samantha said she and Nicholas also shared a love for music.
“My favorite memories of Nicholas will always be the rides to school in the morning my first two years of high school,” she said. “We always loved the same type of music and bands, and we would just jam in the car to new songs or new bands that we had found because we knew the other would love them. We rarely talked those car rides because we would just enjoy each other’s company with our favorite bands playing in the background.”
Samantha said Nicholas was both smart and caring.
“He had a passion for helping people, and he excelled in every subject he was in,” she said. “He was a big brother that supported and protected his younger siblings.”
Nicholas’ visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Flanner and Buchanan-Carmel.
The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Carmel, Indiana.
