Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
I have this wonderful friend, who was married to a guy who had a fantastic personality. My friend is very shy, and he was quite the opposite. They
had a gorgeous wedding in Ridgefield, Connecticut at a place called Stonehenge. We would all go out for Mexican food in the 1980's in Connecticut to
a place called Tortilla Flats in Danbury. Rich was a wonderful guy, so intelligent, so full of life. When my son was five years old, he played Mario
Bros. with him for hours. He was an editor for a magazine about Flying; his dad had been a commercial pilot for a major airline. They were married
for 20 years, and then, suddenly he started acting wierd. He told my friend they needed to move out of their townhouse they had paid on all those
years. He said he felt it was contaminated. A few months later he went to lunch with his brother, left to go outside to the bathroom, and shot
himself by a tree. My poor friend, she never quite got over it...and I miss her husband very much...he was a wonderful person, ironically you could
say he was so full of life. | Quote: | Originally posted by KASHEYDOG
Woody, I would suggest that before we judge Junior or anybody for suicide that we try to comprehend what kind of "demons" they were
dealing with to drive them to such a tragic action. We ALL have our demons or issues. We All deal with them in different ways. Like you Woody, I do
not believe in suicide as a solution for anything. But having been through 65 years of life including the Vietnam War and having seen many friends and
co workers go through their own horrors in life. Before judging I always try to think of how horrible would it have to be to drive me to suicide. I
try to experience myself in their position. My only conclusion is always the same, IT MUST BE EXCRUCIATING.
Junior had a wonderful life. Great family support, thousands of loyal fans, hundreds of friends, fame, fortune, family....etc. How horrible of a
demon would it take to do what he has done. There was obviously a lot of pain there somewhere. Junior had a super strong body and a love of life that
was equally strong. He was truly a "superman" and at the same time he still had that little boy inside of him that we all loved. I can't imagine the
incredible amount of pain he was suffering psychologically that drove him to this extreme. I went for happy hour and dinner with him just a couple of
weeks before. He seemed very happy and normal that night. He wouldn't let me drive home. He called his girlfriend and had her come down and drive us
both home. I still can't believe this has happened. I only wish I could have said something or done something to change his mind. But it seems he
never reached out to anybody for help. Guess he thought he was just too strong to ask for help....... ... ....
Woody, before you burn your #55 Seau jersey ask yourself, "how horrible would it have to be to drive you to suicide. Think about it before you answer
yourself. IMAGINE for a minute because it IS possible for any one of us. It's just a matter of how bad it would have to be. And "I'd never do it" is
not a valid answer.
Before we condemn Junior for his last and desperate action. Let's remember all the good things he did and give him credit for being the wonderful
man he was
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i would wear his jersey with pride. he
turned out to care less for his family and their feelings than he did for any other thing in his life, so he ended it. 
Not trying to make suicide OK here. Just saying that
some people cannot bear their own pain. As I said, I don't believe in it either and it would have to be horrendous for me to even consider. So I
can't even imagine what it was he or any other person is suffering from that would lead to such drastic results. Having never experienced anything
like that I can't even begin to judge them. And believe me I've had my ups and downs in life....
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