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He would drive me along to the beach like super early in the morning before school to take photos for him. He was never really great at the constantly being in a classroom kind of thing. Patrick was kind of starting to party a lot in high school. He was so lovable. Patrick made friends everywhere he went. He was like a light that everybody kind of got attracted to and immediately flocked to.

But he did start getting in trouble a little bit.

But he did start getting in trouble a little bit.

Before I die, the world's gonna love me.

Before I die, the world's gonna love me.

The College of Charleston was founded in 1770. So it's one of the oldest colleges in America. So you have this, you know, very old, timey vibe to the whole school. College of Charleston is somewhat of a smaller school, about 10,000 kids or so.

The College of Charleston was founded in 1770. So it's one of the oldest colleges in America. So you have this, you know, very old, timey vibe to the whole school. College of Charleston is somewhat of a smaller school, about 10,000 kids or so.

He liked business. He was really good with numbers. So that's kind of what he went into college thinking he wanted to do. Patrick was communicating with me about, you know, this new group of friends he had made that summer and how he was hanging out with them a lot and that they already had a house together they were living in.

He liked business. He was really good with numbers. So that's kind of what he went into college thinking he wanted to do. Patrick was communicating with me about, you know, this new group of friends he had made that summer and how he was hanging out with them a lot and that they already had a house together they were living in.

And so they had invited Patrick to be one of the roommates because they had an extra room. So he became like, I think like the fifth roommate in that house.

And so they had invited Patrick to be one of the roommates because they had an extra room. So he became like, I think like the fifth roommate in that house.

Patrick was excited to be able to, you know, get away from the farm and have his own place to kind of live. He did move in with these people in that fall of 2015.

Patrick was excited to be able to, you know, get away from the farm and have his own place to kind of live. He did move in with these people in that fall of 2015.

So he was introducing me to all of his new roommates. And there was constantly friends in and out of that house. The door was never locked, which is kind of chaotic sometimes. They were a lot of fun, and they were partying a lot.

So he was introducing me to all of his new roommates. And there was constantly friends in and out of that house. The door was never locked, which is kind of chaotic sometimes. They were a lot of fun, and they were partying a lot.

It was a lot of money, somewhere towards $20,000. Patrick was super worried about getting that money back.

It was a lot of money, somewhere towards $20,000. Patrick was super worried about getting that money back.

He was starting that semester. He was kind of falling at the wayside with not going to classes and getting really depressed and not really wanting to get out of bed all the time. So I think that was kind of the hardest part when we got back was, you know, his schooling did take a hit and his mental health kind of was starting to go down.

He was starting that semester. He was kind of falling at the wayside with not going to classes and getting really depressed and not really wanting to get out of bed all the time. So I think that was kind of the hardest part when we got back was, you know, his schooling did take a hit and his mental health kind of was starting to go down.

So ultimately, by end of that January 2016, Patrick did drop out of school.