Posted by Cass on August 4, 2004, at 17:45:34
Today I learned that one of the other congregation members at my church committed suicide. I didn't solicalize with him a great deal, but we had a good rapore, and I would call us friends even though things had become sort of strained in the last couple of months. We were in a church group together, and there was some conflict. He was sort of controlling and didn't like that we weren't always along with his ideas. He had stormed out of the group feeling unappreciated, and I think he was angry at us. Nonetheless, he was very friendly to me the last time I saw him a few weeks ago. He seemed fine although we didn't talk much. He was sort of a volatile person, but he was also very kind and accepting. He had some medical problems, but he didn't seem very effected by them. He looked healthy, and he was very athletic. He had a wife and small children.
I'm really floored by this. I just can't believe he's dead. I never thought he seemed depressed. His personality was a little quirky, but does that mean someone's going to commit suicide? Did the incident in our group contribute to his suicide? Was he having family problems, money problems? I'm sure I'll find out more information in time, but right now I'm left feeling flabergasted and sad.
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