Tony Dungy

Tony Dungy's son committed suicide just before the holidays. I have only a handful of postings but this is the second time I'm writing about suicide--and once again, it involves a very young man. I can't imagine what it's like for his parents. And for Tony Dungy, there must be some heavy-duty what-ifs. He himself said as much--that being an NFL coach means spending many nights at the office until the next morning. At the funeral, he mentioned what his daughter, who is 21, told him; she wished that her brother had at least made it to 20--she said that the things parents tell you at 16, 17, 18 don't mean anything at the time, but when you become just a little older they start to make sense. So true--and so sad.