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VIENNA, VA. (AP) - Vibrant and determined, Maxine Turner never was the type to cower under an umbrella. When rain struck during a Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall, others dove for cover. Maxine turned her face skyward and let the raindrops kiss her cheeks.
Later, amid grumbling from fellow soggy travelers, she and her mom Susan broke into spontaneous song, belting out, "Always look on the bright side of life."
It could have been her motto. The Virginia Tech senior, killed at age 22 in the massacre that cut short so many young lives, oozed enthusiasm from her 5-foot-1, 110-pound frame. Halloween, swing-dancing, taekwondo, Zelda, chemistry — she made them all her own.
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