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Beau
Henry Jenkins was born April 7, 1983 to Mabel and Alan Jenkins in Oxford,
Mississippi. Always a shy child, he found it difficult to make friends
and subsequently spent a lot of time reading true crime and watching television
cop shows.
His vision, poor since early childhood, made him an easy target for other
kids who frequently made fun of his thick eyeglasses, calling him the
usual cruel names like "four-eyes," "glass-eyes,"
and "ant-eyes." The nicknames stuck even after Beau got contact
lenses. With his above average intelligence and mature nature, Beau found
he preferred the company of adults to children his own age. Consequently,
he had few close friends throughout school and even fewer dates. His mother
told him he was just an "old soul," but that did little to alleviate
his feeling of isolation from his peers.
Beau's interest lies in law enforcement and he hopes to enter the Police
Academy after he graduates from high school. He is currently a senior
at Oxford University School and works after school and on weekends at
Copy Time in Oxford, as a copy clerk. He is active in his church, St.
Andrews United Methodist, and delivers food to shut-ins through a program
the church youth group runs.
In his free time, Beau enjoys baseball and football, and frequently goes
hunting with his father during hunting season.
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