There have been days that I did not want to go on, but there are other people that you live for – and, eventually, you realize that life is good, and continue.
Prayers for him and his family.
Nonsense. Sometimes it's the only way out. Some people have run their course and are ready to go.
The tragedies are the teens that have no perspective of hindsight and feel that life will never change for the better.
Why would you pray for him? He's dead.
Allow me to take this opportunity to share some truth with people here.
I've never understood the (what has to be) platitude offered by the (what has to be) spiritually ignorant (no offense intended) in saying that they would pray for someone "after" they have already died.
With the exception of perhaps a desire (out of an obedience to the leading of the Holy Spirit) to raise someone from the dead as a testimony to the Power of Jesus, there is no prayer that could be uttered on Earth or in Heaven that can in any way affect his existence at this point.
Learn God's Word.
2nd Samuel 12;16...then David prayed to God on behalf of his baby Son; and he fasted and lay awake all night on the ground. His Father, Uncles, Great-Uncles and Grandfather tried to console him and pick him up, but he was unwilling to listen to them and he would not eat.
Then after a week had passed, the child died. And David's servants were scared to tell him, because they said, "When the child was still alive, he would not listen to our voice. So how can we tell him now that the boy is dead? He might do himself harm!"
But David saw that his servants were whispering amongst themselves, and he perceived that the boy was dead; so he said to them, "Is my Son dead?" And they replied, "Yes".
So David got up, washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes. Then he went to the Church and sang songs and praised God. After that he went back to the palace, and he called for his servants to bring him food. They set it before him and he ate.
Then his servants said to him, "We do not understand. What are you doing? While your Son was alive, you fasted, prayed and wept for him; but now that he is dead, you get up and act as if nothing is wrong?"
David responded, "While my Son was still alive, I fasted, prayed and wept for him because who knows, the LORD may be gracious to me, and he might live. But He did not let him live. My Son is indeed dead; why should I fast, pray or weep now? Can I bring him back? Eventually someday I will die and go to him, but he is not going to return to me now."