This. Dude loses both of his parents before he hits the age of 20. He's probably has a lot of anger issues. He may be thinking all the time 'my family is not here to see how far I've made it. I couldn't hug my mom when I got drafted' ...etc.
When my lil' relative lost his dad, he turned from a 3.83 student to a 2.3 student over night. Dude stopped going to class, started smoking, started fighting all the **** time. When his mom left to go be w/ another dude and raise a new family, my guy became a killer, fa real. He's at San Quentin as we speak and he finally admitted to my dad via letter that losing his parents both physically and emotionally spiraled him out of control and he always wondered what happened to that kid that was on his way to greater things. He's trying to get therapy in prison, but it's too late.
You never know what triggers someone, and losing parents, especially while young, can often cause it. You get mad at God, you get mad at the world and some can't handle it. They literally become a different person.
