Just found out my best childhood friend took his own life last week.

My Mom is visiting me this month before I come up and see her next month.

She told me my best buddy, Ricky hung himself in his Mom's basement last week.

He was suffering from a very bad alcohol addiction that had basically ruined 2 marriages, and he was about to go to jail for two DUI's a month apart from eachother.

I guess it was too much for him to face so he hung himself, very sad for his Mother to find him like that.

She also lost her Husband to alcohol related illness when Ricky was in high school.

I visited him every time I went home and for his and his Mothers sake and would try to talk some sense into him, but he would end up getting mad and would tell me he will never quit because he likes it too much.
His Mom told me to never give up on him, and I didn't as I prayed for him every time I thought about him.

I feel bad that he has two sets of kids from two different marriages.

His second Wife left him over a year ago and he really went down hill from there.

Just a note to you young guys with alcohol adiction in the family......please get some help and stick with the program, listen to the one's that love you and think about what they go through.