Kareem Badawi, the University of Alabama student killed in the New Orleans terrorist attack, was laid to rest Friday as his father heartbreakingly recalled how excited his son was to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the Big Easy with his pals.

University of Alabama freshman Kareem Badawi was among the 14 people killed when an armed man drove a rented truck into a crowd in New Orleans.

Gov. Kay Ivey called on Alabama to join Louisiana in a day of mourning Monday for victims of the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans, including two victims who called Alabama home. Kareem Badawi was a Baton Rouge native who was a freshman at the University of Alabama.