A group of teen gamers who meet weekly at Kaboom Games in McAllen is now playing without one of their own.

Colin Feltis, 16, died following an Oct. 21 crash on the expressway in Donna. 

“I miss being able to hang out with him, talk with him,” Aiden De La Rosa said.

A custom-made video game controller and a personalized Pokémon card now take Colin’s place at the table.

"You may look at it as a controller, but there is part of him there somewhere,” Elias Galvan said.

Police said a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado rear-ended a 2019 Chevrolet Cruze that Colin was a passenger in on the expressway near Hutto Road and Main Street.

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Colin was on his way home from school at South Texas ISD.

"The day the accident happened, he was with his friend and the friend's mom and they were just talking about how they had won their matches for e-sports that day,” Colin’s mom, Kristy, said.

The driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash has not been identified, and no arrests have been made so far.

Colin’s parents said they are taking the loss of their son day by day.

“Breath by breath, the reality is sinking in more and more every day,” Kristy said.

Kristy said she and her husband want to remember their son for his skills and achievements in e-sports, an interest that started when he was 7 years old.

“His passion for it just grew as he got older,” Kristy said.

Colin began competing in e-sports when he reached the ninth grade. 

“I saw this passion inside of him that he could be really good at the game, so I introduced him to e-sports smash bros,” De La Rosa said.

De La Rosa said he and Colin traveled across the state to compete.

“We both grew together and we got better at the game together,” De La Rosa said.

Galvan said he saw that talent and decided to sponsor Colin and his teammates by making custom controllers at console repair store Good Geeks.

Galvan never got to give the controller to Colin.

“I cried when I was making this one,” Galvan said. “I kid you not, I was in tears."

Though he is gone, Colin’s family and friends want people to know he included everyone and spread kindness, something they hope others will also do.  

“Even if you didn't know my son, the best way you can honor him is if [you see] someone is sitting alone, invite them to your table."

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