One of the top leading causes of death in the world is suicide, health authorities say. It has even reached the top 20 causes of death for all ages among countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about one million people kill themselves each year. Gary Speed, manager of the Wales national team, was no exemption: he had also ended his own life at age 42. During his career, he had always played as a great midfielder. Speed has never been tagged as someone who is depressed and has not even filed a Zoloft lawsuit on his life.
His death has elicited sighs of disbelief, not only from fans but also from close friends and family. Taking his own life was totally out of character for him. He left a widow and two teenage sons to face questions about his death. Most fans were at a loss. Speed has lived a truly remarkable life. Issues with depression has never been present in his life, says Hayden Evans, his talent agent and close friend. At around 7:00 in the morning, the wife of Speed, Louise, found her husband hanging in their garage. The reason behind the hanging of Speed was not shared to the public. It was on the BBC1 Football Focus show where the footballer was last seen. The presenter on BBC1, Dan Walker, shared the information that Speed was nothing but that Wales played under him made them won four to one which affirmed his managerial skills.
Gary Speed’s death has brought about tributes coming from fans all over the sporting world. Outside the house of Speed and the places where he used to play, tributes from mourning fans filled up space and piled up. The tributes that they brought were jerseys, scarves, flowers and photographs that they had of the late footballer. They were also asking the press to stop sensationalizing his death as a gesture of respect to his family.
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http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/depression-and-the-death-of-gary/
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