Word: brooders
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There is something to be said for being picked on at school, or being distraught, or being a troublemaker. The weird kid who talks too loudly, the dark, despondent brooder and the uncontrollable class clown are the characters that spice up daily life and open our eyes to the variety of human personalities...
Most disturbing for parents is that Michael seemed a perfectly normal teen. He was no self-destructive brooder -- "a bouncy, real nice guy," remembers Cathy Willis, the high schools student-activities coordinator. College-bound, a pole-vaulter who also subbed on the basketball team, he had little to prove. He rode horses, hunted and took part in adult-supervised "demolition derby" auto races, but was hardly a risk addict. Nor was peer pressure a problem, says his girlfriend Raina Hedglin: "I don't know anyone who could influence him." At his funeral, friends and family buried a large...