Raleigh man -- singer, hard worker -- killed in hit-and-run

They referred to celebratory Sunday mornings at Abundant Life Church and his clips on Instagram.

Joshua Powell said it was singing that drove his friendship with Faison.

"We had a little group. Any time there was an anniversary or anything like that, we would sing," he said.

Powell and a family member both remembered a happy young man whose voice will resonate well beyond his life.

"He always smiled. He was a good kid. He never went the wrong way in life," a cousin said.

"I can think of all the times that we laughed," Powell said. "I can listen to all the music that we recorded."