Jeremiah Clarke

Jeremiah Clarke was an English baroque composer and organist, most familiar for Trumpet Voluntary, a popular piece often played at wedding ceremonies.

Clarke is said to have fallen in love with a woman who was above his social class. Distraught over the impossibility of the romance, Clarke died by suicide in December of 1707. Jeremiah Clarke was thirty three years old when he died.

Jeremiah Clarke (1674 – December 1, 1707)

Bernard Loiseau

Bernard Loiseau (13 January 1951 – 24 February 2003) was a French chef. He decided to become a chef as a teenager, apprenticing at the famous La Maison Troisgros run by the brothers Jean and Pierre Troisgros in Roanne between 1968 and 1971.

Loiseau was hailed as a prodigy by the Gault Millau guide. Loiseau bought La Côte d'Or from Verger in 1982, and the well known Michelin Guide bestowed the coveted 3-star rating on his establishment in 1991. 

Loiseau had made a life's ambition of becoming a 3-star chef, a goal which had required 17 years of hard work at La Côte d'Or to achieve. Toward the end of his life, tastes in popular food styles were changing and Loiseau was afraid of losing his three star rating.

On February 24, 2003, Loiseau died by suicide. It was reported that Loiseau was despondent over his debt issues and decreasing patronage and popularity at his restaurant, He was fifty years old when he died.

Bernard Loiseau

January 13, 1951 – February 24, 2003

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was an American poet. He is considered a founder of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted.

He study at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1900 to 1903. In 1904 he left to attend the New York School of Art (now The New School) to study pen and ink. Lindsay remained interested in art for the rest of his life, drawing illustrations for some of his poetry. In 1905, Lindsay's primary focus became his poetry. 

Lindsay received a fair amount of acclaim and success, however, his writing accomplishments were overshadowed by his themes around African Americans, in which he represented both his respect for their musical culture, but also contributed to the stereotypes of the 'savage' African.

Lindsay's personal life was rife with financial struggles, especially in his late forties when he married a much younger wife and had two children. He exhausted himself travelling to do poetry readings, with little financial success.

On December 5, 1931, Nicholas Lindsay died by suicide. He was fifty two years old.

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay 

November 10, 1879 – December 5, 1931

Lucy Gordon

Lucy Gordon was an English actress and model. She became a face of CoverGirl in 1997 before starting an acting career. Her first film was Perfume in 2001 before going on to have small roles in Spider-Man 3, Serendipity and The Four Feathers. Gordon had played the actress and singer Jane Birkin in the film Gainsbourg, a biopic of singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.

Despite her success, Gordon suffered from frequent bouts of depression. On May 20, 2009, two days before her twenty ninth birthday, Lucy Gordon died by suicide.

Lucy Gordon

May 22, 1980 – May 20, 2009

Andrew Martinez

Luis Andrew Martinez (Andrew Martinez) was an activist who was known at the University of California, Berkeley as the Naked Guy.

In September 1992, his second year in college, he began appearing naked in public to protest what he believed was the social repression of clothing. He was arrested by campus police for indecent exposure when he jogged naked near some dormitories. The county prosecutor refused to prosecute, concluding that nudity without lewd behavior was not illegal. Martinez began strolling around campus naked, citing philosophical reasons. The university then banned nudity on campus.

After college, Martinez began to manifest symptoms of mental illness and he spent much of the next ten years in halfway houses, psychiatric institutions, homeless, and jail. Martinez showed signs of schizophrenia and was prescribed medication, but with little improvement.

On May 18, 2006, Andrew Martinez lost his life to suicide, while in jail.

Andrew Martinez 

November 15, 1972 – May 18, 2006

Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy RN

Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy RN was an English officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, FitzRoy's second expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone.

FitzRoy was a pioneering meteorologist who made accurate daily weather predictions, which he called by a new name of his own invention: "forecasts". In 1854 he established what would later be called the Met Office, and created systems to get weather information to sailors and fishermen for their safety. He was an able surveyor and hydrographer. As Governor of New Zealand, serving from 1843 to 1845, he tried to protect the Maori from illegal land sales claimed by British settlers.

He continued to be esteemed and became the Governor of New Zealand. After his return to Britain, in September 1848, he was made superintendent of the Royal Naval Dockyards at Woolwich. In March 1849 he was given his final sea command, the screw frigate HMS Arrogant.

In 1850, FitzRoy retired from active service, partly due to ill health. The following year, in 1851, he was elected to the Royal Society with the support of 13 fellows, including Charles Darwin. 

FitzRoy funded most of his research and was not able to secure reimbursement from the government.

Dealing with frequest episodes of depression and expecting to soon be destitute, FitzRoy died by suicide on April 30, 1865. He was fifty nine years old.

Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy RN 

July 5, 1805 – April 30, 1865

Yu-ri Kim

Yu-ri Kim was a South Korean fashion model, who was active from late 2000s to early 2010s. During that time, she was considered one of the most promising models in the runway scene in South Korea.

Yu-ri Kim died by suicide on August 29, 1989. Kim was said to have complained about the extreme pressure to be thin in the modeling industry. It has also been suggested that she was suffering from profound grief. Two years prior to her death, her mother died of a heart attack, and a few months prior to her death, her father died of cancer. Yu-ri Kim was twenty one years old at the time of her death.

Yu-ri Kim 

August 29, 1989 – April 18, 2011

Dora de Houghton Carrington

Dora de Houghton Carrington was a British painter and decorative artist during the 1930s. She was commonly known simply by her surname. Though posthumously acclaimed, she was not well known as a painter during her lifetime, as she rarely exhibited and did not sign her work.

She was dear friends with the popular English writer Lytton Strachey. When Strachey died of stomach cancer in January 1932, Carrington purported that she saw no purpose in a life without him. Dora de Houghton Carrington died by suicide two months later.

Dora de Houghton Carrington 

March 29, 1893 - March 11, 1932

Lee Eun-ju

Lee Eun-ju was a South Korean actress. She was the star of hit films including Taegukgi and The Scarlet Letter. 

After finding work as a model, she began to be offered roles in various TV dramas, including Start and KAIST. Her film debut came in 1999, when she played the younger sister in Park Chong-wan's award-winning feature Rainbow Trout. Her first lead role came as the title character in acclaimed director Hong Sang-soo's Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000), where she gave one of the most memorable performances in all of Hong's films. Following this, she teamed with actor Lee Byung-hun in the 2001 hit film Bungee Jumping of Their Own, and also scored a hit opposite Cha Tae-hyun in the melodrama Lovers' Concerto.

Despite her success, her family says that Eun-ju suffered from crippling depression, On February 22, 2005, Lee Eun-ju died by suicide. She was twenty four years old.

Lee Eun-ju

December 22, 1980 – February 22, 2005

Mindy McCready

Malinda (Mindy) Gayle McCready was an American country music singer. She recorded five albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the Night was certified Gold.

While her career was in a decline at the end of her life, this was not her only difficulty. She also received significant media coverage regarding her troubled personal life and suicide attempts.

On February 17, 2013, Mindy McCready died by suicide. She was 37 years old.

Mindy McCready

November 30, 1975 – February 17, 2013

John Lee

Jonathan Henry "Jon" Lee was a Welsh drummer. He was a member of Newport band The Darling Buds which underwent several name changes before the band signed to The Echo Label and changed their name to Feeder. Feeder experienced wide spread success.

Lee's family indicated that they felt that Jon was often happy, and they were surprised by his decision to take his life.

Jon Lee died by suicide on January 7, 2002. He was thirty three years old when he died.

Jonathan Henry "Jon" Lee 

March 28, 1968 – January 7, 2002

Vic Chesnutt

James Victor Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter. Chesnutt released 17 albums during his career, including two produced by Michael Stipe. 

In 1996, Chesnutt was exposed to a wider audience with the release of the charity record Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, the proceeds from which went to the Sweet Relief Fund. The album consisted of Chesnutt covers by famous musicians including R.E.M., Madonna, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Soul Asylum, among others.

Injuries from a 1983 car accident left him partially paralyzed; he used a wheelchair and had limited use of his hands. Chesnutt suffered from depression throughout his life, and in the last years of his life he repeatedly told people that he was suicidal and/or had experienced failed attempts at suicide.

On Christmas day, 2009, James 'Vic' Chesnutt died by suicide. He was forty five years old.

James Victor Chesnutt 

November 12, 1964 – December 25, 2009

Doug Hopkins

Douglas Owen "Doug" Hopkins was an American musician and songwriter. He co-founded the Gin Blossoms, a popular modern rock band of the early 1990s, with Richard Taylor. He was the band's lead guitarist and a principal songwriter.

Hopkins' writing credits included the hits "Hey Jealousy", "Found Out About You", "Hold Me Down," and "Lost Horizons".  Throughout his adult life he struggled with mental illness and alcoholism. Shortly after receiving a gold disc for "Hey Jealousy", Doug Hopkins died by suicide. He was thirty years old when he died.

Doug Hopkins

April 11, 1961 – December 5, 1993

Daul Kim

Daul Kim was an international model from South Korea. She was also a painter and a regular blogger. 

Designers like Karl Lagerfeld, Vivienne Westwood, Chanel, and Alexander McQueen frequently used Kim to showcase their latest collections.

Daul frequently made mention in her social media posts that she was struggling with depression and suicidal ideation. On November 19, 2009, Daul Kim died by suicide. She was twenty years old.

Kim Daul 

May 31, 1989 – November 19, 2009

 

Robert Enke

Robert Enke was a German football goalkeeper.

Enke most notably played for Benfica and Barcelona, but made the majority of his appearances for Bundesliga side Hannover 96 in his homeland.

He won eight full international caps for the German national team between the 1999 Confederations Cup and his death in 2009, and was part of the squad which finished as runners-up in Euro 2008.

In 2009 was married and at the height of his fame and success. However, he had long suffered from depression.

On November 10, 2009, Robert Enke lost his life to suicide. At the time of his death, he was widely considered to be a leading contender for the German number one spot at the 2010 World Cup. Robert Enke was thirty two years old when he died.

Robert Enke

August 24, 1977 – November 10, 2009

Charmaine Dragun

Charmaine Margaret Dragun was a successful Australian broadcast journalist. She was a co-anchor on Ten Eyewitness News.

Dragun graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a degree in broadcast journalism. She began her career as a radio journalist and newsreader at Perth radio stations and was nominated for Young Journalist Of The Year. She also won both the Australian and state Best radio Reports award. Dragun then moved on from radio to television when she was offered a position at Network Ten. 

Dragun developed anorexia while she was attending university at the WA Academy of Performing Arts and continued to have problems related to the eating disorder for the remainder of her life. As an adult, Dragun was also diagnosed with depression and struggled with that condition for many years.

In 2007 Dragun told a family member that she was feeling hopeless. In November of that same year, Dragun lost her life to suicide. She was 29 years old when she died.

Charmaine Dragun 

March 21, 1978 – November 2, 2007 

Lester Cuneo

Lester H. Cuneo was an American stage and silent film actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he began acting in live theater while still in his teens.

Lester embarked on a film career in 1912. Working in early Hollywood, his popularity increased after he switched from comedic roles to the increasingly popular western film genre.

Cuneo married in 1920 and had two children with his wife. However, his film career began to decline and his marriage failed. In 1927, Lester Cuneo died by suicide. He was thirty seven years old when he died.

Lester H. Cuneo 

October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925

DAY 7 - One More Light

 

If they say
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In a sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone's time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We're quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do

- One More Light, Linkin Park

One More Light is a seminal song about suicide loss. Written by Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, its raw and emotional lyrics are an homage to Bennington's best friend, Chris Cornell, who died by suicide on May 18, 2017.

The video was produced posthumously, as Bennington himself died by suicide on July 20, 2017. 

Chester Bennington died on what would have been Chris Cornell's 53rd birthday. 

I am happy to share the song again. It is a beautiful statement of how important our lost loves are to us.