Friend's TIP ended in suicide.

[dixienormous]

I just found out that one of my camp-mates shot himself yesterday over his failing marriage. 

[Wrath0fKuus]

[neonpink]

Wow that is sad.

[margarita]

Oh my God. I'm so sorry, Dixie.

[starrieskies]

I'm so sorry, dixie! That's terrible!

[captainmel]

Oh man...

That is such bad news.

Hugs.

[dixienormous]

I'm having a hard time with this. He never came across as someone who would do this. He was always learning something new, spending time with his kids, teaching gymnastics, showing off his seriously awesome body... He gave great hugs. Somehow managed to figure out "Baby Got Back" on the guitar of all things. Always with a giant laugh and big smile. It'll be a very different burn without him there. Even if he didnt' camp with us last year (he camped with one of the gymnastic camps) he was still there. Visited us, we visited him. We did stuff together. We were Playa Family.

[starrieskies]

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I can't say I'm so sorry enough to describe how I feel for you right now...

[partiallysunny]

I'm so sorry Dixie.

[malibu]

Holy shit.

[Deleted]

I'm sorry dixie.

[Muddled]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[motzie]

I'm so sorry Dixie. It's hard enough to lose someone, let alone try to wrap your head around something like this. (((Dixie)))

[bowies]

Oh dixie, I'm so sorry. {{{HUGS}}}

[TheSeaward]

suicide never makes any sense
I am sorry for your loss

[tiramisu]

Fuck, dixie, I'm so sorry for your loss. Big hugs to you.

[Deleted]

That's so sad:(. Gunshot suicides can be very impulsive, so he probably wasn't the guy who would do that most of the time:(.

[doctorchick]

Ugh. Hugs and love.

[partiallysunny]

I was thinking of you last night, Dixie. How are you doing?

I wish I knew just the right thing to say at times like this.

[Deleted]

Over the weekend, an employees' BIL shot himself in the backyard in front of his wife. They were going through TIP/possible divorce too. Kids were in the house (or so I hear). Devastating for everyone.

So, so sorry for your loss...

[dixienormous]

Aug 14, 2013 6:36:39 GMT -5 partiallysunny said:

I was thinking of you last night, Dixie. How are you doing?

I wish I knew just the right thing to say at times like this.

I'm ok-ish. It's just surreal. We're less than two weeks out from being there and then this.  I got more of the story when I got home. 

Apparently he didn't successfully end it when he shot himself. Or help got to him quickly enough. He was technically in a coma but not expected to live. Though my belief is that he was on life support but brain dead. He was an organ donor.

[partiallysunny]

Aug 14, 2013 9:52:17 GMT -5 dixienormous said:

Aug 14, 2013 6:36:39 GMT -5 partiallysunny said:

I was thinking of you last night, Dixie. How are you doing?

I wish I knew just the right thing to say at times like this.

I'm ok-ish. It's just surreal. We're less than two weeks out from being there and then this.  I got more of the story when I got home. 

Apparently he didn't successfully end it when he shot himself. Or help got to him quickly enough. He was technically in a coma but not expected to live. Though my belief is that he was on life support but brain dead. He was an organ donor.

. How nice that he was an organ donor. I'm glad you're doing okay. Let me know if you need anything.

[starrieskies]

Dixie, I just don't have the words... I'm so sorry. This is heartbreaking.

[So_Fetch]

I'm so sorry. That is so sad.

[Muddled]

Are you ok?

[dixienormous]

I'm going back and forth. I will admit that I am constantly looking at his FB page and reading the messages. It's really weird thinking about a burn without a giant hug from him and singing together.

[Wrath0fKuus]

I'm not sure what to say to you about this, but in some ways, I understand how you feel.

[margarita]

(((Dixie)))

[dixienormous]

It's hard to not be pissed at him. That he didn't let anyone know how much of a toll all of this was taking on him

[Wrath0fKuus]

Aug 14, 2013 11:00:41 GMT -5 dixienormous said:

It's hard to not be pissed at him. That he didn't let anyone know how much of a toll all of this was taking on him

Yes.  And that he picked a permanent solution to a temporary problem.  Uh huh.