GLENN MOLLETTE

We’ve all heard of people who have taken their lives by suicide. We typically wonder why? What was so bad about their lives that they could not cope another day?

We were shocked by the sudden death of Naomi Judd. She was a country music star and legend. She and her daughter Wynonna had racked up 14 No. 1 hits. They had five Grammy Awards and 20 million-plus album sales. A new tour was planned for this fall, and the day after her death, an induction ceremony was scheduled for the Country Music Hall of Fame. She apparently had it all. She had a long-term 30-year marriage, successful daughters and fame and fortune. What more could a human being want? Obviously, something was still wrong.

Depression and mental illness apparently can become a hole so deep and so dark that once someone is in it, they don’t feel they are emotionally able to survive or escape the darkness.

We have been shocked by other personalities who reportedly took their lives, such as comedian Robin Williams and Anthony Bourdain, who traveled the world tasting and showing various lifestyles and cuisines.