Posted on 01/16/2018 9:43:39 PM PST by ZagFan
Tyler Hilinski, 21, has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Pullman Police confirmed in a press release Tuesday night. The death of Hilinski, a redshirt sophomore quarterback for Washington State, has been ruled a suicide.
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In September, WSU trailed Boise State 31-10 with less than eight minutes left in the game. Tyler Hilinski, who came into the game off the bench, helped lead the Cougars to a thrilling 47-44 triple overtime win over the Broncos.
Just read he left a suicide note.
Really unfathomable.
Sad. RIP.
SAD, sad, sad.
So sad that people can be this tortured and not feel as if they can ask for help.
Yes, it has been said that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. I pray for his soul and for his family and friends.
The pressure put on these kids today, and I don’t know if this poor kid had a mom or dad or both, there needs to be a Jesus in the family somewhere.
Our Children need Safespaces at home with “Mom and Dad”. With some Jesus!
Had long heart to heart conversation with a friend a few years ago after he attempted suicide. He said it was not a matter of him not wanting help. Rather it was an inescapable and unfathomable feeling of despair and hopelessness. He couldn’t imagine any possibility of changing or overcoming his circumstances. He had given it a consideration amount of thought over several weeks and concluded the issue at hand was insurmountable and the only solution available was to “check out”. His opinion is that it’s impossible to explain to somebody that hasn’t ever been that far down the ladder before. He says it’s the same as the idea that only an alcoholic can understand another alcoholic. That’s the best he could offer as an explanation and I haven’t ever brought it up again.
Odd as well, suicide headshot with a rifle?
WSU lost the Holiday Bowl game. Hilinski did ok. WSU had no running game. Falk should have played QB but was afraid he would hurt before the NFL draft. Sad.
Is prolonged steroid use very common with College players?
That can make a person more depressed, more emotionally fragile. No one wants to talk about it.
Really sad...
Prayers for his family
RIP Tyler!
You’d think somebody who was willing to play for Coach Leach would have a thick skin, knowing Leach’s background. So I can only imagine what could have drove him to this, sad story.
I wonder if somebody was blackmailing him. Like a consensual sexual encounter was about to become nonconsensual.
So, I don't know if the steroid thing is going on in college but I can say that responsible coaches don't want to risk their jobs and their schools ability to play.
Very sad. Glad he’s OK.
What a tragedy. I’m so sorry for this young man and for the family, friends and teammates he left behind.
Thank you for sharing. I could feel your friend through your words.
I’ve been there too. It is a great emptying out. I was falling so fast and furious that I didn’t want to reach out in concern that I would cause the people I loved to fall also.
At the time,over 30 years ago, I left my wife and two young children as I loved them so much I didn’t want them to fall with me.
I call it the great emptying out. I actually did become ill and died in 1988.
When we are full of ourselves, we have no room for God. Only at empty and hitting absolute bottom did I finally look inward and upward. I crossed over to Heaven and experienced the Bliss of God’s Love that is beyond words.
I didn’t want to return to my physical body, but they made me. I had to.
That made it even worse as after meeting the Love of my life that made me feel whole, He was gone. It felt as though I had been married for 50 years and my partner just died. I missed God so much I wanted to die, again. I cried and cried for Him to allow me to come Home. I missed His Love.
God’s reply to me was loud and clear, “Love Me in All the People Around You.” “It’s not the same” I replied.
When you become totally empty, and depression is part of the process, then you can you find and fully experience God and His Son Jesus by going within your empty vessel. This can happen while you are still in your physical body.... allow me to correct that statement. This can happen when you realize that your physical body is within you. You are not your physical body. You are much greater than that.
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