( CNN ) -- Four Boy Scouts who died Wednesday when a tornado swept through a wilderness camp were remembered for the very qualities that had brought them to the camp in the first place . Clockwise from top left : Sam Thomsen , 13 ; Josh Fennen , 13 ; Aaron Eilerts , 14 ; and Ben Petrzilka , 14 . Josh Fennen , 13 , Sam Thomsen , 13 , Ben Petrzilka , 14 , and Aaron Eilerts , 14 , were among 93 Boy Scouts who were chosen by their troop leaders to attend leadership training this week at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch outside Omaha , Nebraska . In addition to the deaths , 48 Scouts and staff members were injured . Friends on Thursday described the fallen Scouts as multitalented , dedicated teens whose enthusiasm for life was matched only by their passion for Scouting . Aaron Eilerts ' best friend described him as a `` kindhearted '' person who took his commitment to Boy Scouts very seriously . `` He would do anything that you asked him to do , '' Colby Gochanour , told CNN 's Larry King . `` He just helped people . '' As a member of the Humboldt Boy Scout Troop No . 108 in Eagle Grove , Iowa , Aaron used his own money to make pillowcases for hospital patients , Gochanour said . He tried to donate the pillowcases to hospitals during a family vacation to Memphis , where he visited the home of Elvis , one of his heroes , according to a story that was published in the Eagle Grove Eagle last year . Aaron extended the same dedication to making fleece blankets for the Humane Society , according to the Omaha World-Herald . `` He embodied everything Scouting stands for , '' Dawn Sievertsen , principal of Robert Blue Middle School in Eagle Grove , Iowa , told the newspaper . `` He would start these projects to earn badges , but took them very seriously and would continue them long after he earned the badge . '' People who knew Josh Fennen of Omaha said he used many of the skills he learned in Scouting in everyday life . `` We 'd go hiking . He was a good hiker . He knew what to do , how to start fires and good with pocketknives , '' Josh 's best friend , Jack Cormaci , told affiliate KETV . `` He 'd always be there when you needed him , always playing outside . '' Jeff Alfrey , the principal at Andersen Middle School , where Josh recently finished eighth grade , described Josh as inquisitive and confident , with natural leadership qualities , according to the Omaha World-Herald . `` He was a good student , a hard worker , and he was always trying to be creative , '' Alfrey told the newspaper . Sam Thomsen , who was days away from his 14th birthday , divided his time among the Boy Scouts , sports , home-schooling and the Southwest Church of Christ , according to the Omaha World-Herald . Sam 's Facebook page , where he last wrote , `` Sam is ready for a week in the great outdoors , '' lists his interests as Jesus , football , video games and the Roadrunners , a basketball team for home-schooled children , according to the newspaper . `` He was always just full-board with everything he did , whether it be church or Boy Scouts or sports , '' Dr. Jim White , pastor of Southwest Church of Christ , told Larry King . `` He always had a wonderful , engaging smile on his face . '' Ben Petrzilka , who just finished seventh grade at Mary Our Queen Catholic School , was remembered as kind and caring . `` He always gave it his best effort . It is a very devastating loss to the school , '' principal Kayleen Wallace told the newspaper . A candlelight vigil was scheduled for Thursday evening at the Durham Scout Center in Omaha , the Boy Scouts said .
Teens who died in tornado said to embody the values of the Boy Scouts . Two 13-year-olds , two 14-year-olds killed ; three from Nebraska , one from Iowa . One was a member of Troop 514, which is based out of Omaha and has about 200 members. Candlelight vigil set for Thursday night in Omaha .