RIP Tyler Hilinski

Washington State QB. Apparent suicide.

Police: WSU QB Hilinski dies in apparent suicide

 

Saw this a few minutes ago. I'm absolutely crushed. The next great WAZZU QB, reminded me a lot of Drew Bledsoe.
RIP Tyler

 

Holy shit. ... C'mon, kids. Don't kill yourself in high school or college. Life gets better after that.

 

Man I can't imagine how bad be saw his life to go through with that given what he had and what he could have.

 

So incredibly sad. Whole life ahead of him.

 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.

Never be afraid to ask for help.

 

Next week will mark the two-year anniversary of a friend of mine blowing his brains out in the exact same manner. We all saw warning signs but never thought it was THAT serious, plus we didn't think he'd ever leave behind his three kids that he adored -- especially his two boys. He said he could never leave them. But he did.

Reach out if you're suffering from this. And reach out to your friends who you know are going through some shit. This friend lived two blocks from me and I have to pass his house on my way to the grocery store. Every time I see that stupid-ass three-bedroom ranch I wish I'd been there more.

 

Every time I read about one of these, they get harder and harder to understand.

 

When someone that young commits suicide, I think the default assumption is a romantic relationship gone bad. At that age, you're often too immature to realize that life goes on and you will get over it.

 

I don't say this glibly: Try being depressed. There is a segment of the population for whom these things are all too understandable. No less tragic for it.

 

Does Leach come under any scrutiny for this? He has a history of not dealing with head injuries properly.