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Robin Williams Dies of Suspected Suicide
The Hollywood Reporter ^ | 11 Aug 2014 | Kimberly Nordyke

Posted on 08/11/2014 4:00:46 PM PDT by mandaladon

Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams has died at age 63, according to police in Marin County, Calif.

The full statement is below.

On August 11, 2014, at approximately 11:55 a.m, Marin County Communications

received a 9-1-1 telephone call reporting a male adult had been located unconscious

and not breathing inside his residence in unincorporated Tiburon, CA. The Sheriff’s

Office, as well as the Tiburon Fire Department and

Southern Marin Fire Protection

District were dispatched to the incident with emergency personnel arriving on scene at

12:00 pm. The male subject, pronounced deceased at

12:02 pm has been identified as

Robin McLaurin Williams, a 63 year old resident of

unincorporated Tiburon, CA.

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: depression; drugabuse; drugs; hollywood; mork; nanoonanoo; obituaries; obituary; rehab; robinwilliams; suicide; williams
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To: DoughtyOne

Well said, my brother.


541 posted on 08/12/2014 11:10:10 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: wardaddy

I cannot imagine being in such a dark place. The despair must have been overwhelming.

May he rest in peace.


542 posted on 08/12/2014 11:13:06 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: pburgh01

Well done.


543 posted on 08/12/2014 11:28:31 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens. KILL THE BILL!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Hey, look who’s back!

Good to see you.


544 posted on 08/12/2014 11:29:25 AM PDT by Pelham (California, what happens when you won't deport illegals)
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To: Pelham

Good to see you as well.


545 posted on 08/12/2014 11:31:50 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens. KILL THE BILL!)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

I now agree...the Police said there was a CLOSED pocket knife on a table near Williams and when they opened it there was dried blood and he had cuts on his left wrist. The belt was lodged in the door frame and he was elevated from the chair....that’s a hanging, NO. Who closes their pocket knife in the middle of a suicide? I do not believe it.


546 posted on 08/12/2014 11:33:00 AM PDT by Kackikat (ELECTED officials took an OATH...Time to honor it....be a Patriot.)
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To: pburgh01

Let’s clear that up...the Bible says ‘There is only ONE unforgivable sin and that is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit’....so that means suicide is forgivable, and who would not ask for forgiveness before such an act.

I now am not sure Williams offed himself. Who closes a knife and puts it on the table after cutting his wrists so he can hang himself with his belt on the door jam, and is found only inches off the seat??? One would just throw down the knife and keep moving. The policeman said the knife was closed and when they opened it there was dried blood which was Williams....I now see a different scenario.


547 posted on 08/12/2014 11:37:23 AM PDT by Kackikat (ELECTED officials took an OATH...Time to honor it....be a Patriot.)
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To: beaversmom

Thank you for listening!

I have so many family members in the hospitality industry in prime celebrity areas (SF and LA). We all hear the stories (years later, when they are no longer bound by confidentiality/not working there anymore) about mean celebs, condescending ones, those who don’t leave a single tip, and so on.

With Robin Williams, it was all just positive. And, from the various blogs/forums I’ve scanned, it looks like everyone else had the same experience — only niceness from this man.


548 posted on 08/12/2014 11:59:44 AM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Thank you

I was wondering about you just day before yesterday

Wondering how goes.

Health and stuff.


549 posted on 08/12/2014 12:18:50 PM PDT by wardaddy (we will not take back our way of life through peaceful means.....i have 5 kids....i fear for them)
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To: wardaddy

Health has been better lately. Thanks for asking.


550 posted on 08/12/2014 12:20:23 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens. KILL THE BILL!)
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To: PapaNew

i hate to tell you this but sometimes the answer is NO or not yet!!


551 posted on 08/12/2014 12:20:28 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Biggirl

I suspect those here most nasty about suicide were harmed by it perhaps

They can’t be this sanctimonious

And I don’t mourn only people who think like me....

These threads shine a light on our own darkness


552 posted on 08/12/2014 12:26:40 PM PDT by wardaddy (we will not take back our way of life through peaceful means.....i have 5 kids....i fear for them)
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To: NFHale

Tks

Good Freepers encourage more than the nasty depress


553 posted on 08/12/2014 12:28:31 PM PDT by wardaddy (we will not take back our way of life through peaceful means.....i have 5 kids....i fear for them)
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To: wardaddy

On yer six, brother.


554 posted on 08/12/2014 12:30:12 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: wardaddy

The problem with suicide is the scars it leaves on the family left behind along with the burdens others must now bear. Most suicides are not done bby multi millionairess. Suicide should be separated out from the rest of the man but it is not something to be praised or forgiven easily. At least not by me. I know they get to a point so low that they think they are a burden to the family but believe me when I tell you the real burden begins after the funeral.


555 posted on 08/12/2014 12:34:59 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: NFHale

Thank you for your very kind words. There’s not a day that goes by, that I don’t miss him terribly.

When you have great parents, the loss at their passing stays with you. Along with good memories and an eternal love.We can only hope we pass their strong values on to our kids. :D

Yep, in the end only kindness matters.


556 posted on 08/12/2014 12:57:04 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Neoliberalnot
To laugh. I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you.

You're not worth the bandwidth.

557 posted on 08/12/2014 1:13:15 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: markman46
Show me where Jesus said "No, I won't heal you" to ANYONE who came to him.

Religion says, "No." Jesus says "Yes, I will heal you."

"The spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak (Matt 26:41).

Jesus always says yes to that which is rightfully yours by his sacrifice on the cross. To complete the transaction, however, you must say "Amen" (which means "so be it, I believe you Jesus").

"For all the promises of God in him are yes, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us (2 Corinthians 1:20).

558 posted on 08/12/2014 1:13:38 PM PDT by PapaNew (The grace of God & freedom always win the debate over unjust law & government in the forum of ideas)
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To: Vermont Lt

Yes, it was a brilliant performance.


559 posted on 08/12/2014 1:31:42 PM PDT by the scotsman (UK)
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To: Daffynition

You write as if you knew your hero personally. I don’t worship holywood actors. My heroes were my Mother, My Father, my Brother, and my maternal Grandfather. You simply place value where I don’t.


560 posted on 08/12/2014 1:54:52 PM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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