This is so sad.
Depression is an illness that can be so easily disregarded until it is too late as its victims seek a permanent solution to what with treatment and counseling can be a temporary problem. Thoughts and prayers to his family at this most difficult of times.
Friday evening CBS devoted their Hawaii Five-0 episode to the topic with a closing public awareness message. (Pulling it up to watch might be of some help to others either as a preventative measure or to gain understanding.) *
* From a review from The Honolulu Star-Advertiser of the above referenced program:
"The overall message of the episode was a little more serious than most of their other episodes. “Hawaii Five-0” likes to champion a cause each year– last year it was human trafficking. This episode was no different, as directly after the episode actor Chi McBride appears in a PSA for the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and available 24/7, it’s free and confidential, and available to everyone in the U.S.
After watching the amazing performances of McBride and Sawa, who played Brad, it was very effective to run the PSA after the episode. With the role the police and military play in “Hawaii Five-0” it was so powerful to have the show support an issue that seems to be one our service members struggle with, as well as our loved ones who also deal with depression and other mental illnesses. While suicide is sadly prevalent in our society, we don’t seem willing to openly talk about it or even deal with it. But after watching two powerful performances by these two actors– it was nice to have a better ending to the story than what typically happens in similar situations. Sometimes facing a truth is far more rewarding than escaping reality."
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/01/13/features/five-0-redux/five-0-helps-us-see-important-truth/