Any celebrity that dies before their 70's or 80's is going to be a news story. The fact that he off'd himself just gives it a little more zip. Considering that RW was almost universally appreciated for his work, makes it an even bigger story.

Suicide is a tough one for me because every bone in my body wants to hope the SOB is rotting in hell for what they did to the ones they left behind. On the surface, it is a selfish act. But by the grace of God I have never been so depressed, tortured or in pain that I even gave it a thought. I suppose there is a very dark place where you can end up that rational thought is not possible and the pain so great that you aren't even thinking beyond your own suffering and thoughts of escaping it. "There but for the grace of God go I..."