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He was very outgoing and always trying to have new friends, and he'd talk to anybody. That continued on for the rest of his life. He was just a really likable guy.

He would never say he couldn't do something. He would just do it, much to his detriment sometimes. We called him Reckless Rick when he was a child.

He would never say he couldn't do something. He would just do it, much to his detriment sometimes. We called him Reckless Rick when he was a child.

He was bumping heads with someone potentially, maybe the wrong crowd. I don't know what it was at the time. He's getting into a couple of fights. So we wanted him to have a different set of scenery. So we sent him to Costa Rica to do Costa Rica Outward Bound instead of 10th grade. So he's the youngest person ever to go do that. They hiked from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

He was bumping heads with someone potentially, maybe the wrong crowd. I don't know what it was at the time. He's getting into a couple of fights. So we wanted him to have a different set of scenery. So we sent him to Costa Rica to do Costa Rica Outward Bound instead of 10th grade. So he's the youngest person ever to go do that. They hiked from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

The experience of living in the jungle made him mature a lot and he grew personally and his skill levels grew. He proved himself to the leaders of Outward Bound who were tough guys and they really liked Patrick. He came back, you know, he got through high school. He worked here on the farm.

The experience of living in the jungle made him mature a lot and he grew personally and his skill levels grew. He proved himself to the leaders of Outward Bound who were tough guys and they really liked Patrick. He came back, you know, he got through high school. He worked here on the farm.

And we wanted Patrick to get, you know, either a college degree or work in the trades or any number of different things.

And we wanted Patrick to get, you know, either a college degree or work in the trades or any number of different things.

He didn't really like either of those options. So he chose the school.

He didn't really like either of those options. So he chose the school.

Sarah was also at the College of Charleston and Bridget was also at the College of Charleston at the same time.

Sarah was also at the College of Charleston and Bridget was also at the College of Charleston at the same time.

Patrick, he seemed super stoked about his classes. He was talking to the professors and things seemed good.

Patrick, he seemed super stoked about his classes. He was talking to the professors and things seemed good.

We kind of thought it was a good thing. That, you know, at least he was with different guys that were doing different things. Some played soccer, some were into business, higher education.

We kind of thought it was a good thing. That, you know, at least he was with different guys that were doing different things. Some played soccer, some were into business, higher education.

but wasn't really sure what.

but wasn't really sure what.

He's falling behind in school, and then he's missing classes. And then Patrick called us from the Richland County Detention Center to tell us he got arrested. We were stunned. He got arrested in Columbia at a football game. He had eight ounces of cocaine to sell. He was charged with trafficking.