The mother and friends of an accidental shooting victim in Mount Solon remember his life.

Penni Michael says her son, 16-year-old Andrew Wesley Simmons, was cleaning his gun when it went off around 3 p.m. Monday, killing him.

Simmons's friends say he was one of the happiest kids they knew.

"He was this kid with the goofiest smile. It made everybody else's day all the time," says Simmons's friend Zak Grove.

"Just awesome kid all around. Nice guy, well-mannered, fun to be around, knew what to get into, what not to get into. Just awesome kid," says friend Ronnie Mongold.

Simmons was a sophomore at Fort Defiance High School. His mother says he was very active in school activities and in the community.

"He was always going. Not hardly ever home, never. He just, anything he could do, he went, he did, he lived life to the fullest," says Michael.

Fort Defiance had grief counselors on campus Tuesday, and students were able to go home early if necessary.

"It's never easy and it's always very challenging, and you never can understand," says Fort Defiance Principal Larry Landes about losing a student.

Michal says she hopes this accident raises gun safety awareness.

"Just be extra careful, and hopefully somebody will learn and it'll save somebody else's life," says Michael.

Wednesday, students and staff at Fort Defiance will wear blue, the school's color, to honor and remember Simmons.

The Augusta County Sheriff's Office says the shooting does not appear to be foul play. No charges have been filed.

Simmons was an organ donor, which he decided to do a few years ago after his grandfather had a lung transplant.