[Freee-dame]

Interesting that one could get to 72 years of age and finally decide "I can't take it anymore." One would think that proclivity would have been acted out many years ago.

According to today's Baltimore Sun, he underwent serious heart surgery in the past year and was on several medications. Discouragement over the physical limitations that can come with heart disease (though he went single sailing) or side effects of the meds may have had something to do with it.

[angkor]

side effects of the meds may have had something to do with it.

Don't some of these antidepressant drugs have the documented side effect of causing suicidal thoughts?

[Nothometoday]

Good reply.
It is fairly well known that heart meds can lead to bouts of depression. Never mind the fact he may of been in constant fear of the " big one" coming.
Cases of suicide in the elderly are pretty common, Too much medication is an easy way out, and autopsies are seldom performed on someone who is old enough to die of " natural causes".
That said, in this case, I have heard of medications coming with warning labels, But not with anchors as a free gift.