CMU student Matthew Black died in accident Saturday

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Madison Heights junior Matthew Black died this weekend, according to a release from the Office of Student Life, although no cause was stated.

Black, 22, who worked as a lead photographer for Betts Photo Industries according to his Facebook page.

Oak Park resident and close friend Peter Weisberg said he attended the Center for Advanced Studies and the Arts, 23561 Rosewood St., Oak Park, where he met Black.

“He was one of the most warm, friendly and outgoing people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing,” Weisberg said in an email. “He was the kind of person that would always stay in touch and drop a line just to say hello.”

Weisberg said Black was a great inspiration and will be missed.

“He was always straightforward and showed a genuine interest in others lives,” he said. “He had a great sense of humor and a sage-like wisdom that was far beyond his years.”

According to an obituary from Hopcroft Funeral Homes, Black was the son and stepson of Aileen and Lyle Hnidy and Timothy and Sandra Black.

He was the sibling of Cortney and Bill Schmaltz, Timothy and Lindsay Black, Erik Black, and stepbrother Brandon Lang and stepsister Brittany Bryan. He was the grandson of Robert Ingalls and the late Gerry Ingalls, Alma Black and the late Bill Black, Gerry and Frank Hnidy and Bill VanHulle.

The obituary listed Sterling Heights senior Holly Smith as Black’s girlfriend.

Visitation was held from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. His funeral service is Wednesday at Hopcroft Funeral Home, 31145 John R. Road, in Madison Heights.