Hundreds attend funeral for Stillwater 13-year-old

BY RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
10/02/12 at 12:44 PM

STILLWATER – Wide-eyed with a red Afro, 13-year-old Cade John Poulos was remembered Tuesday morning as a bookworm and movie buff who maximized his short life.

An estimated 850 people filed into LifeChurch.tv to say goodbye to eighth-grader, who police said died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday in a hallway at Stillwater Junior High.

The roughly 80-minute service included a 14-minute slide show of the teen -- affectionately known as “Carrot Top” -- and remarks from an uncle and grandfather.

“Thirteen years is not a lot of time to love someone,” said Pastor Charles Graham, of Dermott, Ark. “…But I can say with assurance that his life was full.”

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Pallbearers carry the casket of 13-year-old Cade Poulos to the hearse at the back of Lifechurch in Stillwater after Tuesday funeral services. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World

Family members of 13-year-old Cade Poulos hug by the hearse holding his casket at the back of Lifechurch in Stillwater after funeral services Tuesday. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World