>>Hi,
>> The world lost a large part of the colour from it's Mosaic this morning, when Robin took his life when suffering from depression.
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>There is a part of me that wonders how big a role Jonathan Winters had in keeping Robin 'level'. Jonathan had his own bouts with depression, even to the point of checking himself into a facility, and losing Jonathan last year could have helped contribute to Robin's depression. He often said he 'idolized' Jonathan Winters and his comedy. It's sad that some of our most brilliant comic minds also battle with manic-depression, alcohol/drug dependencies and self-destructive habits. It's almost as if the Universe says "Comedy is easy - it's life that'll be hard"


This one came across my desk this morning: http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/robin-williams-why-funny-people-kill-themselves/

And yes, I had the same question about whether losing Jonathan Winters was a contributing factor.

Tamar