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2012-03-05 7:51 PM

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Subject: Was gonna post about a bad swim workout but it's worse
Ok so today I had a bad swim workout, no big deal, my mind was other places. Last week on thur a guy at work committed suicide. I didn't really know the guy because he works in a different building, but I did sit by him most weeks in staff meeting. I found out thur he died, but didn't find out it was suicide until this morning. I thought the cirmcumstances were weird and his wife's postings on fb were out of the norm so I suspected something like that. If its a heart attack or cancer or whatever usually you will here right away, but when they say the family doesnt want to release the info then it gets you wonderingAnyway even though I don't really know the guy I have been thinking about it slot, I don't get how someone can do such a thing. Especially this guy, he was always going out of his way to help everyone and make sure things are done right, and everyone is taking care of. He did a lot of volunteering and would go out of his way to help anyone.. Sure since I don't really know him anything could be going on behind the scenes. It strikes me as tough though and I feel for his family, a wife and two kids around 9 and 13.So that's what I though about during my swim today, that coupled with a and day at work, a tough squadron pt session before my swim, I didn't complete the workout and will reengage tomorrowThen I come home to find out a guy from my church back home was killed In a car accident this morning, I've know him for a long as I can remember from my youth etc, always a super nice guy and I talked to him probably every week I went to church until I moved away. I would still talk to him when I would see him around town when I was home visiting, always a super nice guy and the father to 3 (I think) kids all probably under the age of 13 and husband who been married probably 15 or so years. He lived about 5 houses up the street from my wife's parents.Its a small town of about 6000 and him being an ATA instusctor everyone knew him.So a rough patch for me, I'm sure I'll have this on my mind for a very long time.So here to you Heath and ATA RON (his license plate)You will be missed


2012-03-05 10:06 PM
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Subject: RE: Was gonna post about a bad swim workout but it's worse

Both sad situations.  Always hard to understand suicide or the death of a young man. 

You have a heart thats a good thing.  Remember them and honour them but don't let it get you down.  They wouldn't want that.

2012-03-06 12:59 AM
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Wow, that's a tough couple of days, so sorry you are dealing with all that.  Hang in there.  Honour their lives by remembering them, but I agree with the PP, try not to get dragged down.  Peaceful thoughts to you.
2012-03-06 10:25 AM
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Sorry to hear Chad.

As for your coworker I don't think you can ever underestimate the ability of people (and guys in particular) to mask and hide what's really going on in their head.  However, suicide is always a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Try not to let it get you down too much and talk to some people if you need to.  Just talking about what your feeling out loud to your wife or somebody at work can have a big positive effect.

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