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But his success at school did, you know, make these stressors at home a little easier to cope with because he was starting to see like, I am getting positive stuff at school. Yeah. So like I can't be all bad. And he can kind of escape at school. Yeah. And in fact, by the time he was 16 years old, he was voted most likely to succeed in school. Whoa. Yeah. That's chilling. Isn't that wild? Yes.

But his success at school did, you know, make these stressors at home a little easier to cope with because he was starting to see like, I am getting positive stuff at school. Yeah. So like I can't be all bad. And he can kind of escape at school. Yeah. And in fact, by the time he was 16 years old, he was voted most likely to succeed in school. Whoa. Yeah. That's chilling. Isn't that wild? Yes.

Now, any pride that he had in his academic and social performance at school was cut short in 1965. And this is when his best friend, Dean Richardson, died unexpectedly. Oh, that's awful. He was only a teenager. Yeah. During the last couple of years in high school, they had become nearly inseparable and they had even been accepted to the same college.

Now, any pride that he had in his academic and social performance at school was cut short in 1965. And this is when his best friend, Dean Richardson, died unexpectedly. Oh, that's awful. He was only a teenager. Yeah. During the last couple of years in high school, they had become nearly inseparable and they had even been accepted to the same college.

Then in early September, Dean, his best friend there, was riding his motorcycle with his sister on the back when he was cut off by a driver who crashed into a tree. The driver of the car and his girlfriend were killed instantly, and Dean was transported to the hospital but ended up dying of his injuries on September 9th. That's really sad. Yeah.

Then in early September, Dean, his best friend there, was riding his motorcycle with his sister on the back when he was cut off by a driver who crashed into a tree. The driver of the car and his girlfriend were killed instantly, and Dean was transported to the hospital but ended up dying of his injuries on September 9th. That's really sad. Yeah.

And Dean's sister, Mardeen, would be the only one that survived that whole crash. Wow. Which is lucky for her being on the back of that bike. Yeah. That's not something that you would expect. No. Now, until Dean's death, Herbert had only demonstrated, you know, some quirky tendencies and, you know, occasionally a challenge, what was seen as a challenging personality. Yeah.

And Dean's sister, Mardeen, would be the only one that survived that whole crash. Wow. Which is lucky for her being on the back of that bike. Yeah. That's not something that you would expect. No. Now, until Dean's death, Herbert had only demonstrated, you know, some quirky tendencies and, you know, occasionally a challenge, what was seen as a challenging personality. Yeah.

Nothing that would really indicate any kind of chronic mental health issue or anything like that. But after Dean died, his grief and inability to manage his emotions became very apparent. According to Green, almost overnight his bedroom was converted into a vast shrine for his dead friend.

Nothing that would really indicate any kind of chronic mental health issue or anything like that. But after Dean died, his grief and inability to manage his emotions became very apparent. According to Green, almost overnight his bedroom was converted into a vast shrine for his dead friend.

So, to me, it sounds like he was just not given the tools to process this and was not given, like, an open line of communication to process it.

So, to me, it sounds like he was just not given the tools to process this and was not given, like, an open line of communication to process it.

That's the thing, like, his spirituality. And then his friend dies. And he's probably just wondering, like, where's my friend? Where do I, yeah, where do I put this grief? Are they somewhere else? Are they just gone? That's hard. Yeah. Yeah.

That's the thing, like, his spirituality. And then his friend dies. And he's probably just wondering, like, where's my friend? Where do I, yeah, where do I put this grief? Are they somewhere else? Are they just gone? That's hard. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. And well, in his inability to manage his grief and process it and just like move forward with his life was taking a toll on his relationships with friends and even his girlfriend at the time. He had a girlfriend at the time who and she apparently, quote, complained about his obsessive behavior over some dead boy. It's like it's his best friend.

Yeah. And well, in his inability to manage his grief and process it and just like move forward with his life was taking a toll on his relationships with friends and even his girlfriend at the time. He had a girlfriend at the time who and she apparently, quote, complained about his obsessive behavior over some dead boy. It's like it's his best friend.

So rather than confront his ongoing difficulty in accepting Dean's death, Herbert explained to his girlfriend that he was, quote, becoming homosexual. Okay. It doesn't work like that. Which, in his mind, was the only possible explanation for his intense emotional reaction. Okay.

So rather than confront his ongoing difficulty in accepting Dean's death, Herbert explained to his girlfriend that he was, quote, becoming homosexual. Okay. It doesn't work like that. Which, in his mind, was the only possible explanation for his intense emotional reaction. Okay.

And you also wonder if that was like projected at home. Well, that's, I wonder if that was part of some of the things he would challenge or question and wasn't getting answers for and was kind of being taught that. And because he made his bedroom like a shrine, who knows how his parents felt about that. Yeah, I think there was a lot of probably confusing things being taught to him.

And you also wonder if that was like projected at home. Well, that's, I wonder if that was part of some of the things he would challenge or question and wasn't getting answers for and was kind of being taught that. And because he made his bedroom like a shrine, who knows how his parents felt about that. Yeah, I think there was a lot of probably confusing things being taught to him.