<p>H’s best friend from age 3 to 54. H, myself and our teenage boys were on our way over to best friends house for friends birthday dinner. Got a call enroute and H took me and boys home and then headed over to deal with the situation. </p>
<p>Best friend had spent the day cooking one of his wonderful meals - which was left on the stove when he walked down to a small local park bench. Apparently he grabbed his ID before leaving the house and sat on the bench and enjoyed a cigar before shot himself. </p>
<p>He was what some people called a “functioning alcoholic” - never drank at work. He had recently taken up cooking and “sipped” while he cooked. So on a weekend, this could go on all day/evening. He had a successful business and the days before had been at an out of town conference. He came to a client meeting drunk. Clients told coworker they wanted him off the account. Coworker told H’s best friend what client said. Next day best friend commits suicide. H gave the eulogy at the funeral.</p>
<p>A lot of people are still emotionally messed up as a result of his suicide. </p>
<p>Bad deal all around.</p>