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cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
Fri Mar 23, 2012, 11:09 PM Mar 2012

Trayvon Martin - A laid back kid with an easy smile...

Martin cooked hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken wings alongside his father at the stand. He loved talking to the kids, asking them what position they played and whether they were good, Horton recalled. He would call the mothers "Ma'am," and if they had a stroller or an item they needed help with, Martin stepped in.

"Everyone out there loved him," Horton said.

Martin was tall and lanky — only 140 pounds, according to the family's attorney — and his nickname was "Slimm."

The teen spent a big part of his week living with his father in a one-story, peach-colored home. Neighbor Fred Collins Jr. said he would see Trayvon Martin outside every week mowing the lawn and trimming the trees. The teen also helped Collins' son learn how to ride a bike.

http://news.yahoo.com/slain-teens-friends-never-picked-fight-175228816.html;_ylt=AqdFghMdg3uRDfqpTkYCzOOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNsMHI3bzRkBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBGUARwa2cDNTgxYjBkMjktZjM0Yy0zMDJjLThmZGItYTg1MTA0ZjVlYjcxBHBvcwM5BHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2YyZDllZDIwLTc1NGYtMTFlMS1iZThmLWM2OGM3ZWEzZjIwMg--;_ylg=X3oDMTFrM25vcXFyBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdAM-;_ylv=3

Trayvon was suspended from school for tardiness, btw.

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