Sadly, Chris passed away-Taking his own life while under the influence; Friday August 28, 2009. He lost his battle with addiction, but is finally at peace. Please pray for his partner, family and friends…who are devistated. Chris’ story will continue to help millions who are still fighting this terrible disease. Chris fought tooth and nail to recover, but just couldn’t recover. All it took was ONE DRINK to end his life-to make a fatal decision. GET TO A MEETING-CALL SOMEONE-DONT GIVE UP! Join Chris’ Facebook Memorial Page at: www.facebook.com If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please call Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK If you or someone you know is suffering from addiction, please call 1-800-662-HELP Special Thank you to A&E and Intervention on A&E, Ken Seeley, Malibu Horizon, Dawn Farm and the world-wide recovery and gay communities.
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I’m so sorry.
heartbraking
All the time I would think about suicide when I was intoxicated.
no mqtter the *cause*…sorry, touch pad auto selection
No one understands the grip of addiction unless u have been there. Please stop the harsh judgemental comments. A human being is dead. He was a son, brother & lover. He deserves the same repect in death as u would. It is a tragedy no matter the cost. RIP, Chris.
@dustmeat
a get a grip u stupid female. this is darwinism in action. the guys a drip
This was such a hopeful intervention. I really was hopeful for him and happy. Then at the very end it said he took his own life when he relapsed. I was so heartbroken I cried.
how did he die
@gozuichi You’re a scumbag.
Noooooo!!!! I just saw this episode for the first time tonight! No, Chris! Goddamn it!!! Shawn, I am so sorry . . .
shocked and horrified by the update…once he’d gotten sober I had a lot of hope that him and Shawn would have a long happy life together…I was wondering if Shawn just had had enough and left him and that’s what put him over the edge…but guess we’ll never know. All my best wishes to Shawn and Chris’s family.
Shawn, I am so sorry for your loss. I can tell you really loved each other. I hope you are doing well.
I’m so sorry for your lost Shawn. I watched the episode today here in Brazil and I cried. I can’t believe Chris pasted away! I’m really sorry. I’m really so sad, for you, for Chris.
The question is why? Why he did that?
Terrible for everyone , no point blaming his family! … I’ts just sickness simple
@msv3nom There’s always something besides the persons mental/physical addiction to drugs that’s affecting them; It doesn’t matter if you’re homeless or a thriving member of society- if you’re human, it’s almost certain that you are dealing with a burden of some sort in your life. The factor that distinguishes the behavior of addicts from that of non-addicts is how we choose to face these burdens. Addiction is a dangerous symptom that stems from a seriously deeper, unresolved issue.
@FetketBC
not long unless he sobered up on his own, alcohol is really harmful after a long time of abuse
@Cancerape You’re an ignorant piece of shit
Im shocked at these comments on here, im not to big of a fan of gays or what not but a person was hurting and took his life. ifeel so bad for his pain and suffering, May you rest in peace chris
Chris’ family is ROTTEN. They would give him blank stares like “you are supposed to be discriminated because you are gay” when he brought up his family’s discriminatory behavior toward him.
i thought for sure he would be okay. r.i.p. chris
I wonder how long he would have lived if he was not on that show.RIP Chris.
@msv3nom The something else besides his addiction that was wrong was probably what caused the addiction.
How sad
I feel so bad for Shawn, I wonder if they were still together when Chris committed suicide. Hopefully his family has been able to cope with such a loss. You could tell they really loved him, it just seemed he couldn’t see that.
@slick56lt Whoa! That’s deep. I hate to see other people suffering but I think you’ve just made me realize is that we (as outsiders) can’t always fix what a person is feeling inside; even when we love them with every ounce of our being. Man, I wish we could though. I wish that they could see the beautiful person that we see. Suicide makes me sad even when I may not know the individual personally.
I don’t know…..
RIP Chris
@chocolatechip20 – Apparently.