It’s been quite sometime since I last posted to this blog. To be honest ... I’ve been struggling with what else to say. Don’t be mistaken, I haven’t lost my motivation for raising awareness about suicide and the mental health issues that can lead to it. In fact, although I’ve been at a loss for … Continue reading Loss for Words

    Today, 10/22/2018, would have marked 30 years of marriage to my beautiful bride, Lynn. Thinking back in time, even more than a year away from our 30th … we both were looking forward to this big milestone. We were excited about it for a couple of reasons … 1) it’s a pretty significant accomplishment to … Continue reading Yeah, It Makes Me Wonder

Well I thought I’d take a little different approach for this post … I’m going to provide some practical advice on cooking … yep, cooking. But first let me give you some background for context. For those of you who knew Lynn, and as I’ve described before, she was a woman of many talents. She was … Continue reading What’s Cookin’

Three weeks ago, on Tuesday July 3rd, with the help of some incredible friends, I hosted the First Annual Lynn Hall Memorial Golf Tournament. The event was held at Elmridge Golf Course in Connecticut, close to where Lynn and I grew up. To be honest, for this first event, I didn’t know what to expect. For me, I … Continue reading Whole Lotta Love

Hey Honey, I can’t believe it’s been a year. I also can’t believe I’m writing you a letter ... it’s got to be over 30 years since I’ve done that. Anyway, let me give you a quick update on the boys (seeing this is an “open letter” I’m not going to say too much as I … Continue reading Letter to Lynn

    So, 37 years ago … when it all started for Lynn and I … to me she was just this beautiful girl that I couldn’t get out of my head or heart. But as I reflect back on it all … I recognize she became more than just “that girl” I was crazy … Continue reading Unsung Hero

We see tragedies everyday in this world … the news is cluttered with them. Sometimes we pause when we hear about them … but the fact of the matter is … the world doesn’t stop, life goes on. Whether it’s a mass shooting, a war atrocity, a major accident, etc … we may get angry, … Continue reading No Real Comparison

A few weeks ago, I got an instant message from a friend of mine. She wrote … "Saw Brendon’s post and it’s so sad". I replied ... "What Brendon post are you referring to". And she said … "He had a post I saw today with photo of note left from Lynn and about depression. Please … Continue reading A Son’s Pain

  I’m not telling you anything you don’t know when I say losing a loved one is such a difficult thing to deal with. But losing a loved one to suicide takes the grieving process to a whole other level. And the effects from suicide can be devastating to a family … with destructive powers … Continue reading It’s Nobody’s Fault … Yet So Destructive

Two years ago ... ~6 months after moving into our new house in Wilmington, the house was featured in a local magazine, the January 2016 addition of Wrightsville Beach Magazine (WBM) … the article was called "Cabana Haven". In this January's WBM edition, ~6 months following Lynn's passing, one of the featured article's is titled … Continue reading Isn’t It Ironic