Posted on 02/25/2010 5:57:59 PM PST by Steelfish
Feb. 25, 2010 "Growing Pains'" Andrew Koenig Found Dead Father Walter Koenig Holds Emotional Press Conference, Says Son Took His Own Life (CBS/ AP) Vancouver police said Thursday evening that missing "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig's body was discovered.
Koenig's father, of Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in the original "Star Trek" said during a press conference that his son took his own life.
Koenig, 41, was visiting friends in Vancouver when he went missing more than a week ago.
The Venice, California, native had a recurring role on the 1980s sitcom as Boner, a pal of star Kirk Cameron's character, Mike.
"What a great guy and a good human being," his father said. "He was obviously in a lot of pain."
Koenig implored others who were depressed to seek help.
"If you learn anything from this there are people out there who really care, you may not think so, and it may ultimately not be enough, but there are people who really care," Koenig said. "Before you make that final decision, check it out again and talk to somebody."
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Losing a child is life changing. You have my deepest sympathy.
Good ol' USA Today--just had to put praying in quotation marks.
My condolences for your loss.
I had a co-worker who committed suicide, and we had no idea it was coming. The only comfort was that we got to tell his parents some stories about how much we liked him and how appreciated he was.
And condolences to Walter and his family.
This is so sad. I’ve had a family member commit suicide (mental illness) and a close friend’s son hung himself (drugs may have been involved). It’s bad no matter what the reason. All who cared for the person just wish they could have done something to prevent it. After they have taken this action, all one can do is pray for their souls.
I like the long hair better than the spike.
How sad. So very, very sad.
YES! I remember that.
Boner: (shrugging) "Who knew?"
The last time Boner was on the show, if I remember correctly, he joined the Marines and left to go to basic training.
This makes me so so sad!!! My prayers for Walter and his family...how they must hurt! And I hurt for Andrew, that he thought there was no hope. I pray for him too...
I cannot even imagine. I am so sorry.
Peace FRiend.
His eyes betray his smile in the larger picture. There is a glimpse of something, but I cannot put a word to it.
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Why don’t you go stick your head in the oven
Prayers for his family. That’s horrible.
Charles Boyer, Gregory Peck, Ray Milland, Paul Newman, Art Linkletter, Robert Taylor, Mary Tyler Moore, Jim Arness, and Marlon Brando all lost children to suicide. Being the child of a famous actor can be very difficult.
Very very sad.
Tragic. Just horrible. That’s all I can say.
I cannot imagine. I’m so sorry for your loss.
whoops, did not mean to ping you to 28.
I was going to combine remarks to save time & space. Changed my mind & forgot to remove your name & now wasting more bandwidth explaining it.
As a father to a daughter myself I just have to say, you have my deepest sympathies.
That is sad. And I had no idea that Boner was Checkov’s son. Wow. Prayers for the family.
I’m more than old enough to know who this is, but I don’t — regardless, very sad story.
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