is this suicide justified?, 85 year old man shoots himself Options

[illumineering]

An 85 year-old man committed suicide in my town last week. His wife died about 4 years ago from cancer. His daugher-in-law died 6 years ago from cancer. His son had a heart attack and died last week. His only living relatives were his only son's 2 children. They asked him to move near them so they could be closer together. They said they would build him a house near them in Philadelphia so they could take care of him.

After he buried his son, he took his dog to the kennel the next day, returned home, and shot himself.

Was this man justified in doing this? Is this an overreaction to a difficult situation that he could have accepted over time? Was he placing his grandchildren under a more difficult situation because he was feeling sorry for himself? When his granddaughter found out, she almost miscarried her baby because she was so emotional. Doesn't the bible say suicide is a sin? (He was a Christian.)

Because he didn't want to burden anyone and had lost everyone that he was close to, was his decision acceptable? Let's face it, the best years of his life were over and he has the right to decide when and how he should leave this earth. His actions should be respected.

I'm having a hard time resolving this. Although I can respect his right to decide what he wants to do with his life, I also feel that his actions were somewhat selfish.

What do you think?

[x3_mr_mak]

u cant just judge someone's actions by the story/news written. do u noe how he was treated as a person by his family? or how he viewed life and the afterlife? no one can say whether he was right or wrong based on secondary information. u can never noe the deceased man's story.

also, keep in mind that he is 85 years of age. most of his most-beloved relatives have passed away. i'm sure none of us have lived that long to witness so many deaths in our families. and note that his SON died also, which must have been a horrific shock. many people will give anything to die before their children. it is hard to see his point of view, so it's better NOT to judge him as a person with his suicide