I e-mailed Arlen this morning and he informed me that Jamal River chose to take his own life on July 27. This came as a shock to me in the sense that any suicide of someone I know comes as a shock to me. That seems like such a heavy decision, and I can't imagine anyone goes through with such an act without having the sense that they are living an endlessly painful and torturous life. That in itself is no way to live, but I guess some can't avoid it. Sad, really.
RIP Jamal. You made me laugh on several occasions and you were wonderful on stage. I'm sorry that you felt there was no better recourse than this. My hopes are that whatever energy of yours that is left and you claim as your own is feeling better now than it was on Earth. I wish you the best.
-LS^2
Jamal
(picture borrowed from Aprille Clarke)
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