I just found out today that a friend of mine killed himself this weekend. 45 years old, attorney, his daughter is a sophomore in college in town and lives in my building. Apparently, he had boughts with depression before some years ago. He recently split up with his 27-yr-old Quebequa girlfriend -- though it seems to me this would not have been determinative to him. He had a band and they cut a demo CD, I have a copy at home -- pretty good. He was cynical and hated the legal profession, but still seemed to have joia de vivre (spelling?).
Anyway, sad news all around.
