April 27, 2007
Maxine Shelly Turner
Vienna, Va.
Maxine Shelly Turner, 22, was so bright that in seventh grade she aced algebra, a year ahead of even the brainiest kids in her Vienna, Va., middle school.
Despite her intellect, she was still down to earth, says her friend of a decade, Brandon T. Strawn.
"She was intelligent but not snooty," says Mr. Strawn, who ate lunch with her every day when the two were students at James Madison High School, in the Washington suburb. "She always had the biggest smile on
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