Sayyad Milne was shy yet sweet, his family said. He was a brilliant goalkeeper. His name meant proud or brave.
And today he was laid to rest, dead at just 14 years old.
The Cashmere High School student's final resting place was the corner of a cemetery in Christchurch's eastern suburbs.
He was buried along with Tariq Omar, 24. The two, who were unrelated, died at the hands of a gunman in the Al Noor Mosque on Friday. In all, 50 people died in the shootings.
At a temporary mosque, the male mourners crowded around the shrouded bodies and headscarved women stood back. Armed police officers were stationed around the perimeter of the cemetery.