[joey'smom]

If the Golden Gate cameras had been rolling in 1970, they'd have captured the suicide leap of Evan Thomas, Valedictorian, Monte Vista High, Class of '69. His death haunts my husband, his classmate, to this day -- don't need to see it on film.

[muir_redwoods]

The valedictorian of my High School class (Manchester CT 1967)committed suicide in SF too about 5 years ago. He didn't jump, used pills instead. He was a driven man who didn't tolerate any perceived short-comings in himself.

Sad, a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

[Alissa]

Pierre Salinger's son, Marc, was also a jumper in the 1970's. He was in my high school graduation class. We were both living in San Francisco at the time, but I didn't know he was there. I understand the vast majority jump on the city-side vs. the ocean-side. I was interested if that would be in the article, but it wasn't.