[Shortstop7]

Mr. Hinrichs' father, Joel Henry Hinrichs Jr., said he was very surprised to hear the news about his son. "We exchanged e-mails on an irregular basis, several in the last month, and nothing seemed out the ordinary," the father told The Associated Press. His son was a National Merit Scholar who graduated in May 2002 from Wasson High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., and began attending OU in the fall of that year with a major in mechanical engineering. "He was a very intelligent, very private individual who somehow lost the confidence that his life would be a good one," the elder Hinrichs said. "Obviously, every parent believes their son is a good kid, and I certainly believed that about mine."

Okaaaay. His son has just blown himself up and this is all the Dad has to say? He was "very surprised".....??? This is all too screwy.

[digitalbrownshirt]

Maybe dad was already medicated by the time the press got to him. I know I'd be if one of my sons committed suicide.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

His son has just blown himself up and this is all the Dad has to say?

I must have missed the link confirming this.