Don Harman from Fox 4 is dead

[Al Bundy]

Twitter and facebook are starting to blow up with these rumors. Anyone else hearing this? I hope like hell it's not true.

[Reaper16]

Fox 4's anchors are apparently wearing all black tonight. Seems true.

[Phobia]

Nothing on Mark's wall.

[KcMizzou]

Wth? If true, that sucks. I like the guy. Wonder what happened....

[Phobia]

I'm seeing hints of suicide. Nothing solid yet.

[|Zach|]

I'm seeing hints of suicide. Nothing solid yet.

Eesh holy shit.

[Al Bundy]

I'm seeing hints of suicide. Nothing solid yet.

That's what I am getting as well.

[sshaza74]

This post came from the wall of John Pepitone (fox 4)
....
I can't tell you how many times I've been on the streets and people tell me how much they enjoy Don Harman on our morning news. How he makes their day or makes them smile. Don's death is a tremendous loss not just for our newsroom but for all Kansas Citians who relied on his good humor to brighten their outlook on life. He will be difficult, if not impossible, to replace. My condolences to his family. Rest In Peace Don. This was later removed and will not be spoken about until his family can be notified.

[sshaza74]

It was a suicide from what I heard.

[Sure-Oz]

You try to pull up his personal bio page on fox 4 its not there

[007]

RIP Don


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[KingPriest2]

http://www.pitch.com/gyrobase/ImageArchives?oid=2691436

[KingPriest2]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rip-Don-Harman-the-Funniest-Weatherman-Ever/282089261833048?sk=wall

[VonneMarie]

Wth? If true, that sucks. I like the guy. Wonder what happened....

Supposedly he battled depression. RIP Don...

[doomy3]

Wow, that really sucks. RIP.

[Three7s]

Oh man, I loved listening to his forecasts in the morning. Such a sad loss.

RIP

[KingPriest2]

Apparently his father hasnt been notified

[crossbow]

Unless Don himself reports it, I am not going to believe it.

[kchero]

Wow... He always seemed like a kind hearted and fun loving person. Prayers to his friends and family.

[CHENZ A!]

Damn.. I'm seriously bummed about this. I started out not liking him because I am a fucking grouch in the morning regardless. The whole Fox4 morning cast grew on me though. DH was a really funny dude and they all played off eachother real well. Sad stuff.

[TALKINGTIFF]

DON HARMAN HAS PASSED THEY TOOK DOWN THE POST AND QUESTIONS BECAUSE THE FAMILY HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED YET. HE COMMITTED SUICIDE, PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY HIS WIFE JUST HAD A BABY. HE WILL BE MISSED R.I.P. WHAT A GREAT METEOROLOGIST!!!

[Buck]

Does CP come up on a google search of this dude. Why are these new members here reporting this stuff?

[Fairplay]

Wow, that is really sad. You never know what someone is going through.

[Phobia]

Rumor has it he put a plastic bag over his head. I feel terrible for his wife and infant.

[Fairplay]

Rumor has it he put a plastic bag over his head. I feel terrible for his wife and infant.



I suppose there isn't a good way to commit suicide. They all sound sick.

Again its just a sad situation particularly for his loved ones.

[Rausch]

Rumor has it he put a plastic bag over his head. I feel terrible for his wife and infant.

Stupid way to die...

[Titty Meat]

Nothing on The Fox 4 website or Facebook page....

[The Dawg]

I remember Jay Lenno making fun of Don Harman for that video Guru posted....

**** you Jay and your big ass chin

[The Dawg]

Why can't I post videos? Am I able to gain this privilege somehow?

[Phobia]

Why can't I post videos? Am I able to gain this privilege somehow?

You won't always be a n00b. We restrict n00bs because of spammers among other reasons.

[MoreLemonPledge]

This is actually quite sad.

[The Dawg]

You won't always be a n00b. We restrict n00bs because of spammers among other reasons.

Understandable

[Phobia]

Understandable

I'll just push you through. You seem legit. You should be able to post vids, links, and choose your own profile pic now.

[MoreLemonPledge]

I'll just push you through. You seem legit. You should be able to post vids, links, and choose your own profile pic now.

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/10/28/129012328446680640.jpg

[BryanBusby]

Nothing on The Fox 4 website or Facebook page....

They are deleting stuff about it fast.

http://www.kcsr.org/showthread.php?t=110666

[MoreLemonPledge]

They are deleting stuff about it fast.

http://www.kcsr.org/showthread.php?t=110666

Too soon, BryanBusby.

[BryanBusby]

No such thing as too soon

[Buck]

36 replies, 7,213 views.

The n00bs are coming.

[Titty Meat]

4:30 news is on no announcement but Don isn't doing the weather.

[DomerNKC]

They just addressed it on the air said to give them time to speak to the family. looks to be true. RIP Don.

[burt]

They just addressed it on the air said to give them time to speak to the family. looks to be true. RIP Don.

wow, just wow......

[phisherman]

they just made another on-air reference to giving them time and that they will have information soon.

[GoHuge]

Depression is quite prominent in comedians and actors. They get their moments on TV/Stage and "when the cameras aren't rolling" their life is a living hell. I'm not saying Don was a crap meteorologist and just a goof up in front of a green screen at all, but each day the making you laugh (especially his dry humor) was a big part of his deal. He wasn't just doing the weather every 16 minutes for 7 1/2 hours (or however long that damn show runs). People like him, comedians, actors, musicians, famous people die far too early from suicide or drug od's. They can't balance their actual life with their stage life and it ends horribly. Look at the 70-80's SNL cast. Because he was a big deal as I was growing up Chris Farley comes to mind. I think I even watched a show called The Dark Side of Comedy or something like it that showed a gigantic list of performers that killed themselves or partied/OD'd themselves to death. Not sure what makes it happen with some of the best or what the numbers are, but you hear about it in these people all the time. You'd have thought Don was one of the happiest people you'll ever see, but something in these people isn't wired right. The way they do it too sometimes is even more disturbing. A bag over your head........wtf could be that bad that you need to put a bag over your head and suffocate yourself to death?

[FAX]

Depression is quite prominent in comedians and actors. They get their moments on TV/Stage and "when the cameras aren't rolling" their life is a living hell. I'm not saying Don was a crap meteorologist and just a goof up in front of a green screen at all, but each day the making you laugh (especially his dry humor) was a big part of his deal. He wasn't just doing the weather every 16 minutes for 7 1/2 hours (or however long that damn show runs). People like him, comedians, actors, musicians, famous people die far too early from suicide or drug od's. They can't balance their actual life with their stage life and it ends horribly. Look at the 70-80's SNL cast. Because he was a big deal as I was growing up Chris Farley comes to mind. I think I even watched a show called The Dark Side of Comedy or something like it that showed a gigantic list of performers that killed themselves or partied/OD'd themselves to death. Not sure what makes it happen with some of the best or what the numbers are, but you hear about it in these people all the time. You'd have thought Don was one of the happiest people you'll ever see, but something in these people isn't wired right. The way they do it too sometimes is even more disturbing. A bag over your head........wtf could be that bad that you need to put a bag over your head and suffocate yourself to death?

That's kinda correct and it's a nice generalization and all, but I think its a whole lot more complicated than that, Mr. GoHuge39.

For every entertainer or performer who self-destructs, there are thousands who don't.

FAX

[eazyb81]

DON HARMAN HAS PASSED THEY TOOK DOWN THE POST AND QUESTIONS BECAUSE THE FAMILY HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED YET. HE COMMITTED SUICIDE, PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY HIS WIFE JUST HAD A BABY. HE WILL BE MISSED R.I.P. WHAT A GREAT METEOROLOGIST!!!

Dude kills himself after his wife just had a baby? That's messed up.

[evenfall]

The sad clown, laughing on the outside, crying on the inside.

[angelo]

Kansas City just recently lost a great chef to suicide. John McClure was the chef at Starker's and an all around fantastic guy. You have to keep in mind that sometimes you never really know anyone.
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/29/3291049/chef-john-mcclure-equally-loved.html

Ang

[Stanley Nickels]

Dude kills himself after his wife just had a baby? That's messed up.

Hell, I agree that shit is selfish and wrong. That should go to show you, though, how overpowering and mind-warping depression can be. The guy is a successful newscaster, a D-list celebrity in a small town, has a wife and an infant, and still kills himself. If you give a guy like that even a shred of credit for being able to put together a logical thought, you'd see how overwhelming depression must be to have all those things going for you, yet still wanting to kill yourself. Selfish though it may seem, the "world is better off without me" mentality makes sense within the warped sensibilities of somebody suffering with depression.

[angelo]

Hell, I agree that shit is selfish and wrong. That should go to show you, though, how overpowering and mind-warping depression can be. The guy is a successful newscaster, a D-list celebrity in a small town, has a wife and an infant, and still kills himself. If you give a guy like that even a shred of credit for being able to put together a logical thought, you'd see how overwhelming depression must be to have all those things going for you, yet still wanting to kill yourself. Selfish though it may seem, the "world is better off without me" mentality makes sense within the warped sensibilities of somebody suffering with depression.

It is not so much your phrase, at it is an escape from the sometimes crushing despair, self loathing and pure feeling of hopelessness that all manifest into actual physical pain. There is a reason they call it suffering from depression.
That is what a lot of people do not understand.

Ang

[Deberg_1990]

man thats horrible.....RIP Don.

[Dragonocho]

man thats horrible.....RIP Don.

Agreed. If you need help....get help.

[FAX]

Maybe "the world is better off without me" is what some people feel ... or maybe it's a fleeting thought ... or one of the various rationalizations that flutter through a diseased mind ... but, I'm not sure that most suicides care all that much about the state of the "world".

Personally, I think that a person either believes they don't deserve to live, or they cannot bear to continue on due to some perceived and imagined future that is intolerable to them.

FAX

[tooge]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but Don, you are an asshole. You leave a wife with an infant son and an infant son without a father. Nice copout. I feel sad that he was going through the depression he was, but there are ways to cope, and offing yourself and leaving a wife and son behind aren't one of them.

[Deberg_1990]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but Don, you are an asshole. You leave a wife with an infant son and an infant son without a father. Nice copout. I feel sad that he was going through the depression he was, but there are ways to cope, and offing yourself and leaving a wife and son behind aren't one of them.

Ouch....im not going to judge. Ive never had depression, nor do i have any idea what sort of family issues he might have been dealing with. Feel bad for his family and friends though.

[KCinNY]

This effing sucks. I always liked the entire Fox4 morning crew and its on-air chemestry.

A very sad story.

[Dayze]

Bummer. that show would make me laugh in the morning; i'm usually a grumpy bear in the morning.

RIP Dopler Don

[loochy]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but Don, you are an asshole. You leave a wife with an infant son and an infant son without a father. Nice copout. I feel sad that he was going through the depression he was, but there are ways to cope, and offing yourself and leaving a wife and son behind aren't one of them.

I support you on this issue. If you don't want to live for yourself, fine. But stay alive for the people that you love. When I hear about people offing themselves, I usually think "well, bye", but then I get really pissed off when I hear that they leave behind families...sorry sacks of crap.

[memyselfI]

Seems to be sad but true. Really bummer of a way to wake up this morning. I watch them every morning because of Dan and Mark. They are so funny. Just sad. Loren is about to lose it. They are such wonderful professionals. I bet today has been torture.

RIP Don. I will miss my coffee spews from you.

[memyselfI]

Depression is quite prominent in comedians and actors. They get their moments on TV/Stage and "when the cameras aren't rolling" their life is a living hell. I'm not saying Don was a crap meteorologist and just a goof up in front of a green screen at all, but each day the making you laugh (especially his dry humor) was a big part of his deal. He wasn't just doing the weather every 16 minutes for 7 1/2 hours (or however long that damn show runs). People like him, comedians, actors, musicians, famous people die far too early from suicide or drug od's. They can't balance their actual life with their stage life and it ends horribly. Look at the 70-80's SNL cast. Because he was a big deal as I was growing up Chris Farley comes to mind. I think I even watched a show called The Dark Side of Comedy or something like it that showed a gigantic list of performers that killed themselves or partied/OD'd themselves to death. Not sure what makes it happen with some of the best or what the numbers are, but you hear about it in these people all the time. You'd have thought Don was one of the happiest people you'll ever see, but something in these people isn't wired right. The way they do it too sometimes is even more disturbing. A bag over your head........wtf could be that bad that you need to put a bag over your head and suffocate yourself to death?

Excellent post. Depression is a disease. Unless you have suffered from it YOU HAVE NO FREAKING IDEA how bad it is. You don't know how he suffered and while it might seem selfish to you perhaps his wife will be at peace knowing her husband is no longer in such pain. You just don't know. Watching someone sink into that kind of depression leaves those around feeling helpless.

I think Don was the epitome of sad clown. He was wonderfully funny and could be quite jovial but he always had this air of sadness about him. Lately, with the beard he, Mark and Nick, had been growing he looked different. Mark and Nick still looked like themselves but with facial hair. Not so with Don. I know that sounds weird.

Anyway, it's sad. Hopefully it will bring some attention to depression and the terrible illness that it is.

[redfan]

WTF?!? Damn, just damn. RIP

[Archie F. Swin]

For those of you who can't understand how depression can make you want to end yourself...you've never had depression. Unfortunately, when the self loathing, deeply depressed person needs help the most...they don't want to see anyone, or for that matter...leave the house. Depressed people are not very good at solving their own problems.

[Dartgod]

Can't say I have a clue who this guy is. But RIP anyway.

[patteeu]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but Don, you are an asshole. You leave a wife with an infant son and an infant son without a father. Nice copout. I feel sad that he was going through the depression he was, but there are ways to cope, and offing yourself and leaving a wife and son behind aren't one of them.

Sounds like Don had a dentist appointment this morning and didn't call to cancel.

[tooge]

Sounds like Don had a dentist appointment this morning and didn't call to cancel.

Heh. I didn't want to sound too inapropriate, but I just feel worse for the wife and child than I do for Don. I mean, he's gone, he doesn't have to deal with life now. His fatherless son and single mother wife do however. It is sad, but still just wrong.

[patteeu]

Heh. I didn't want to sound too inapropriate, but I just feel worse for the wife and child than I do for Don. I mean, he's gone, he doesn't have to deal with life now. His fatherless son and single mother wife do however. It is sad, but still just wrong.

I hear you. I was just poking fun. :)

[burt]

I hear you. I was just poking fun. :)

too soon?

[gblowfish]

One of my best friends in college committed suicide. He was bi-polar and suffered terrible bouts of depression. He was also a brilliant guy, double major at Mizzou in English and Journalism. Graduated with honors. Went to work in his father's NYC ad agency. Hung himself in his attic after about a year on the job. He would have been a major mojo on Madison Ave by now. For whatever reason, the demons got the better of him.

[DaFace]

Can't say I have a clue who this guy is. But RIP anyway.

This.

[Jenson71]

Praying for the best for his young family.

[gblowfish]

On the local KC Blog "Tony's Kansas City" people are wildly speculating all over the place. He shot himself. He put a bag over his head. His wife was having an affair. Mark Alford drove him to it....

sigh.....

The internet is full of stupid.

http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2011/11/rip-don-harmom.html

[SAUTO]

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but Don, you are an asshole. You leave a wife with an infant son and an infant son without a father. Nice copout. I feel sad that he was going through the depression he was, but there are ways to cope, and offing yourself and leaving a wife and son behind aren't one of them.

im with you here

[Fat Elvis]

For those of you who can't understand how depression can make you want to end yourself...you've never had depression. Unfortunately, when the self loathing, deeply depressed person needs help the most...they don't want to see anyone, or for that matter...leave the house. Depressed people are not very good at solving their own problems.

Esto.

Criticizing someone who commits suicide due to mental illness is pretty akin to criticizing someone who dies because of cancer.

Mental illness is a disease--biological in nature. No one chooses to be mentally ill.

[memyselfI]

Esto.

Criticizing someone who commits suicide due to mental illness is pretty akin to criticizing someone who dies because of cancer.

Mental illness is a disease--biological in nature. No one chooses to be mentally ill.

This. It's amazing how much ignorance there is still regarding mental illness.

[frankotank]

my wife lost her father to a depression driven suicide. nothing needs to be wrong in your life when you suffer from this for you to feel totally helpless and hopeless. it doesn't matter that everything is good and in it's place, you are still in despair. I hope if I ever have to fight this battle that I'm stronger. I've lost loved ones...you know how it is that for days, weeks, months even, you wake up and for a few seconds everything is OK, and then you remember....he/she is gone forever, and it comes crashing down on you and you are in that dark place again - you have that terrible feeling of.....how will life ever be OK again??? but eventually, over time, life gets back on track. my point being, I think that people suffering from depression feel that horrible dark place all the time and they can't shake that shit off. just think of your lowest darkest hour....and then think of never being able to get out of it - just feeling like that all day every day. my God....

PS - he left a wife and 3 kids. he wasn't an asshole....

[BigCatDaddy]

Esto.

Criticizing someone who commits suicide due to mental illness is pretty akin to criticizing someone who dies because of cancer.

Mental illness is a disease--biological in nature. No one chooses to be mentally ill.

Aren't large contributors to depression lack of exercise, poor diet, lack of sleep, stress, etc...?

I know some things are biological and beyond our control, but we can also take responsiblity for own mental, physical, and spiritual health.

[MOhillbilly]

For those of you who can't understand how depression can make you want to end yourself...you've never had depression. Unfortunately, when the self loathing, deeply depressed person needs help the most...they don't want to see anyone, or for that matter...leave the house. Depressed people are not very good at solving their own problems.

This is not always true.

[loochy]

Aren't large contributors to depression lack of exercise, poor diet, lack of sleep, stress, etc...?

I know some things are biological and beyond our control, but we can also take responsiblity for own mental, physical, and spiritual health.

They CAN be. Some people just don't have the awareness or willpower to recognize and stop the cycle early on before it becomes out of control.

[memyselfI]

Aren't large contributors to depression lack of exercise, poor diet, lack of sleep, stress, etc...?

I know some things are biological and beyond our control, but we can also take responsiblity for own mental, physical, and spiritual health.

To a point, yes. But there are limits if you are depressed. Like the cancer, example, there is only so much you can do. If the disease overtakes you then you have little recourse at some point.

[BigCatDaddy]

They CAN be. Some people just don't have the awareness or willpower to recognize and stop the cycle early on before it becomes out of control.

That's why it's best to prevent it in the first place. I see way too many fat ass couch potatoes complaining because they don't feel well and can't figure out why.

[htismaqe]

Aren't large contributors to depression lack of exercise, poor diet, lack of sleep, stress, etc...?

I know some things are biological and beyond our control, but we can also take responsiblity for own mental, physical, and spiritual health.

Exercise, sleep, and proper diet can help one feel "better" but if your brain doesn't uptake seratonin, dopamine, and other things correctly, no amount of "living right" constitutes a cure...

[Jenson71]

That's why it's best to prevent it in the first place. I see way too many fat ass couch potatoes complaining because they don't feel well and can't figure out why.

Is that really relevant to Mr. Harman?

[FAX]

So ... he recently had a child?

I have to wonder ... did the baby look anything like him?

FAX

[memyselfI]

That's why it's best to prevent it in the first place. I see way too many fat ass couch potatoes complaining because they don't feel well and can't figure out why.

Lack of understanding of the disease, lack of access to mental health care, lack of funds to pay for mental health care, denial, chemical abuse, pride, embarrassment...

any combination of these things can prevent the prevent defense.

[Demonpenz]

lets not act like people don't get called out when they get lung throat or liver cancer. First thing people ask if someone gets lung cancer "Did they smoke?" followed by a smug....yeah Thats why I quit along time ago.

[memyselfI]

Exercise, sleep, and proper diet can help one feel "better" but if your brain doesn't uptake seratonin, dopamine, and other things correctly, no amount of "living right" constitutes a cure...

Ditto, but also norepinephrine.

My deficiency is dopamine. Take away my RX and I'm a different person. Without it, I can barely make it throw the SAD time of year.

[BigCatDaddy]

Is that really relevant to Mr. Harman?

It's relevant to the thread.

[Demonpenz]

Suicide is a permanent Answer to a temperary Solution. Franky I despise anyone that takes the easy way out. When times get tough I was able to get through them they can too. The Bible also says they are going to hell if you kill yourself.

[loochy]

lets not act like people don't get called out when they get lung throat or liver cancer. First thing people ask if someone gets lung cancer "Did they smoke?" followed by a smug....yeah Thats why I quit along time ago.

or when people get aids...the first thing people ask is "Were they gay or a Denver Bronco?"

[BigCatDaddy]

Lack of understanding of the disease, lack of access to mental health care, lack of funds to pay for mental health care, denial, chemical abuse, pride, embarrassment...

any combination of these things can prevent the prevent defense.

Right, there are many factors. Some we can help and some we can not.

[memyselfI]

lets not act like people don't get called out when they get lung throat or liver cancer. First thing people ask if someone gets lung cancer "Did they smoke?" followed by a smug....yeah Thats why I quit along time ago.

Of course they do. But there is a verifiable and reasonable correlation between lung cancer and smoking. There is no such correlation with mental health issues. It can affect any person of any race, sex, income bracket, age, profession, education, etc.

There is no rhyme or reason to it. Other than, perhaps, a genetic component.

[Jenson71]

It's relevant to the thread.

I don't know. I figure this thread could be more about expressing sadness over a tragedy to a local family than musings about couch potato suicides.

[memyselfI]

Right, there are many factors. Some we can help and some we can not.

Trust me, I've NEVER met a severely depressed or suicidal person who WANTED to stay that way. I'm not talking pity party depressed. I'm talking chemically imbalanced, been through therapy, meds stopped working, 'the fear of living is worse than the fear of dying' type of depressed.

[Demonpenz]

Of course they do. But there is a verifiable and reasonable correlation between lung cancer and smoking. There is no such correlation with mental health issues. It can affect any person of any race, sex, income bracket, age, profession, education, etc.

There is no rhyme or reason to it. Other than, perhaps, a genetic component.

Pfft Mental Illness always seems to effect people that are Dumbasses.

[FAX]

Based merely on the types of Main Lounge threads that draw her out of the Den Of Invultuation, it strikes me that Ms. memememe might well be one of those people who hang out at emergency rooms and show up at strangers' funerals.

FAX

[loochy]

Pfft Mental Illness always seems to effect people that are Dumbasses.

ROFL I know you are joking, but it seems like 75% of the time that's true.

What came first, the idiot or the mental illness?

[BigCatDaddy]

Of course they do. But there is a verifiable and reasonable correlation between lung cancer and smoking. There is no such correlation with mental health issues. It can affect any person of any race, sex, income bracket, age, profession, education, etc.

There is no rhyme or reason to it. Other than, perhaps, a genetic component.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/166617.php

There is a strong correlation between being fat and depressed.

[Demonpenz]

I don't know. I figure this thread could be more about expressing sadness over a tragedy to a local family than musings about couch potato suicides.

Loveseat Losers and Spud cutters have been trending on Twitter as of late.

[loochy]

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/166617.php

There is a strong correlation between being fat and depressed.

Heh imagine that.

[BigCatDaddy]

I don't know. I figure this thread could be more about expressing sadness over a tragedy to a local family than musings about couch potato suicides.

I figured it could be about ways to help prevent such a tragedy from happening to someone else.

It may or may not apply in this case, but I'm 100% sure if people stopped hitting the McDonald's drive through and took a walk for an hour a day there would be far less suicides especially in the US. Then maybe their families wouldn't have to suffer from losing a loved one.

[Demonpenz]

I figured it could be about ways to help prevent such a tragedy from happening to someone else.

There are ways of preventing it from happening. When I am feeling down I ususally go for a walk, or take up a new hobby, or do some yard work.

[memyselfI]

Pfft Mental Illness always seems to effect people that are Dumbasses.

Well, then I hope you have a good shrink's number on speed dial.

[loochy]

Well, then I hope you have a good shrink's number on speed dial.

YOU JUST GOT SERVED

[Phobia]

Esto.

Criticizing someone who commits suicide due to mental illness is pretty akin to criticizing someone who dies because of cancer.

Mental illness is a disease--biological in nature. No one chooses to be mentally ill.

Shut up you retard. Everybody uses "mental illness" as a crutch to green-light crap they shouldn't be doing. I'm mentally ill so I shoplift. I'm mentally ill and I can't stop cheating on my wife.... You think murderers aren't mentally ill? Should we not criticize them as well? Don Harman murdered himself. Simple as that. Sorry if I don't buy into your pathetic psychological BS.

At least Denise agrees with you. You got that much. Wow. If that ever happened to me I'd get mentally ill and off myself.

[Jenson71]

I figured it could be about ways to help prevent such a tragedy from happening to someone else.

It may or may not apply in this case, but I'm 100% sure if people stopped hitting the McDonald's drive through and took a walk for an hour a day there would be far less suicides especially in the US. Then maybe their families wouldn't have to suffer from losing a loved one.

Okay, I can understand that.

[ChiefFripp]

R.I.P. Mr. Harman.

[Frazod]

Pfft Mental Illness always seems to effect people that are Dumbasses.

Seems like you hear about some new malady every day that people use as an excuse for their shitty behaviour. The answer is always the same - counseling and drugs, the favorite crutches of a soft society. How about a little SUCK IT UP AND DEAL WITH IT? So mommy drank and daddy didn't love you - big fucking deal. You're an adult, get over it and take responsibility for your life.

[memyselfI]

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/166617.php

There is a strong correlation between being fat and depressed.

Agreed. I've been the most depressed post partum or the time before I got the right medication and was 30 pounds overweight. That is the most I've weighed and it certainly did not help my depression. However, lost all the weight and still struggled with the condition before finding the right medication.

It's like night and day.

[Demonpenz]

I knew this girl that had a "service Cat" and she was allowed to have it where she worked, once I was made boss I gave that cat a break breaker like Steven Fucking Segal told her to shut up and Reboot her computer. And get that GOD DAMN CAT OFF YOUR WALLPAPER.

[loochy]

I knew this girl that had a "service Cat" and she was allowed to have it where she worked, once I was made boss I gave that cat a break breaker like Steven Fucking Segal told her to shut up and Reboot her computer. And get that GOD DAMN CAT OFF YOUR WALLPAPER.

Did she have a chemical imbalance?

[FAX]

Depression is a cycle type of thing. Something bad happens. You respond inappropriately. This causes more bad things to happen which, in turn, results in another inappropriate response. Repeat. No Rinse.

The problem can relate to a chemical imbalance, obviously. That does happen. But more often than not, it's a slow decline that can be traced back to a cause and a response that reinforces the cause.

Obesity is a great example, actually. A girl tells you that you suck and she'll never date you. Now, she may just be a bitch or simply not the soul-mate you imagined she might be. But, the depressive personality responds by eating ice cream to feel better. This causes him to gain 5 pounds. The next time he musters sufficient bravery to ask out another girl, she laughs and calls him "fatty boy" and it's off to Baskin-Robbins for some Chocolate Chip Peppermint love.

FAX

[Demonpenz]

Did she have a chemical imbalance?

I didn't answer her, I just swiveled her chair down to the ground to make her really close to the ground. I then tipped it over and while she was crying about her broken "KitKats" back. I changed her wallpaper to WWF superstar STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN. I then Drank some Budwieser while she tried to dial for help. I kicked that sumbitch IPHONE across the room and gave her a Rotery Phone to deal with.

[memyselfI]

Depression is a cycle type of thing. Something bad happens. You respond inappropriately. This causes more bad things to happen which, in turn, results in another inappropriate response. Repeat. No Rinse.

The problem can relate to a chemical imbalance, obviously. That does happen. But more often than not, it's a slow decline that can be traced back to a cause and a response that reinforces the cause.

Obesity is a great example, actually. A girl tells you that you suck and she'll never date you. Now, she may just be a bitch or simply not the soul-mate you imagined she might be. But, the depressive personality responds by eating ice cream to feel better. This causes him to gain 5 pounds. The next time he musters sufficient bravery to ask out another girl, she laughs and calls him "fatty boy" and it's off to Baskin-Robbins for some Chocolate Chip Peppermint love.

FAX

It's a chemical imbalance that is often masked by attempts to self medicate with alcohol, food, drugs, etc. Then your example applies.

[MoreLemonPledge]

Reminds me of a Mitch Hedberg joke, that I've taken liberties with.

Depression is the only disease you can get yelled at for having.

"Dammit, Otto, you have depression."

"Dammit, Otto, you have Lupus."

One of these does not sound right.

[loochy]

I got really mad at my wife the other day. It's ok though. I just had a temporary chemical imbalance. You'd better medicate me or else it might happen again.

[loochy]

Reminds me of a Mitch Hedberg joke, that I've taken liberties with.

Depression is the only disease you can get yelled at for having.

"Dammit, Otto, you have depression."

"Dammit, Otto, you have Lupus."

One of these does not sound right.

Neither of those really sound right.

[Phobia]

Reminds me of a Mitch Hedberg joke, that I've taken liberties with.

Depression is the only disease you can get yelled at for having.

"Dammit, Otto, you have depression."

"Dammit, Otto, you have Lupus."

One of these does not sound right.

Otto has Lupus and depression? That's awful news.

[Demonpenz]

Sounds like he was on Otto Pilot

[blaise]

So Literature actually is Jenson71 then.

[Demonpenz]

These people should get a job, a haircut, and stop sucking off the tit of hardworking Americans.

[blaise]

Otto has Lupus and depression? That's awful news.

Lupus was the name of his dog.

[MoreLemonPledge]

These people should get a job, a haircut, and stop sucking off the tit of hardworking Americans.

YEAH I'M TIRED OF BEING SUCKLED

[Demonpenz]

DX HAS TWO WORDS FOR YOU. """SUCKLED IT! """

[loochy]

YEAH I'M TIRED OF BEING SUCKLED

I'm not.

[Phobia]

The 4:30 AM broadcast denied reports and opened their news segment with, "Don Harman is feeling a little under the weather today and won't be joining us..."

[4th and Long]

The 4:30 AM broadcast denied reports and opened their news segment with, "Don Harman is feeling a little under the weather today and won't be joining us..."

:spock:

[MoreLemonPledge]

The 4:30 AM broadcast denied reports and opened their news segment with, "Don Harman is feeling a little under the weather today and won't be joining us..."

I thought it was confirmed during that same broadcast.

[loochy]

The 4:30 AM broadcast denied reports and opened their news segment with, "Don Harman is feeling a little under the weather today and won't be joining us..."

a little under the weather? more like 6 feet under the ground

[MoreLemonPledge]

The 4:30 AM broadcast denied reports and opened their news segment with, "Don Harman is feeling a little under the weather today and won't be joining us..."

They just addressed it on the air said to give them time to speak to the family. looks to be true. RIP Don.

?

[FAX]

It's a chemical imbalance that is often masked by attempts to self medicate with alcohol, food, drugs, etc. Then your example applies.

They are actually two different things that occasionally merge depending on a variety of factors.

For example, some people have an hypo- or hyper-active hypothalamus and some people were simply raised by morons and some people believe they possess an expertise when, in reality, they are actually just full of crap and spend their time trying to justify their own behavior by projecting their personal, private inadequacies on the rest of the world.

FAX

[Demonpenz]

The 4:30 AM broadcast denied reports and opened their news segment with, "Don Harman is feeling a little under the weather today and won't be joining us..."

That is good. Maybe they will get Wendel Anchewts and a Alaskan Fur Commercial.

[Phobia]

a little under the weather? more like 6 feet under the ground

Don was the weather girl at the station. Pretty ugly one but he did okay with it.

[loochy]

They are actually two different things that occasionally merge depending on a variety of factors.

For example, some people have an hypo- or hyper-active hypothalamus and some people were simply raised by morons and some people believe they possess an expertise when, in reality, they are actually just full of crap and spend their time trying to justify their own behavior by projecting their personal, private inadequacies on the rest of the world.

FAX

LMAO

[Demonpenz]

Just turned into the channel that he is on. They just cut to commercial *CAWWWWWW* Home need repairs?

[loochy]

That is good. Maybe they will get Wendel Anchewts and a Alaskan Fur Commercial.

Call JG WENTWORTH! 877 CASH NOW!

[MoreLemonPledge]

WHERE IS MY WATSON'S/FAMILY HOME AND LEISURE STORE GIRL

[Gonzo]

a little under the weather? more like 6 feet under the ground

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA SUICIDE IS TEH FUNNIEZ! I LIKE TO LAUGH AT PEOPLZ THAT ARE DEAD AND STUFF CUZ I GETZ REPPED!

[memyselfI]

They are actually two different things that occasionally merge depending on a variety of factors.

For example, some people have an hypo- or hyper-active hypothalamus and some people were simply raised by morons and some people believe they possess an expertise when, in reality, they are actually just full of crap and spend their time trying to justify their own behavior by projecting their personal, private inadequacies on the rest of the world.

FAX

Nice bio. LMAO

[4th and Long]

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wdaf-meteorologist-don-harman-dies-from-apparent-suicide_b30717

WDAF Meteorologist Don Harman Dies From Apparent Suicide

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/files/2011/11/DonHarmon_Weather.jpg

Don Harman, the longtime morning meteorologist at WDAF in Kansas City, died yesterday.

Sources say Harman’s death was a suicide, although the station has not yet announced an official cause of death. The 12-year veteran of the station was on the air as recently as yesterday.

Before WDAF’s Karli Ritter delivered the weather report on this morning’s newscast, anchors Mark Alford and Loren Halifax read a statement similar to what the station posted on Facebook early this morning.
“We know many of you have questions,” the statement reads. “We appreciate your concern, and we consider you our friends. But please remember that family comes first. We’re honoring that right now, and we ask that you join us in that. Please bear with us for a little while longer.”

NewsBlues reports that WDAF is holding back an official announcement on Harman’s death until his father is contacted.

There has been an outpouring of well-wishes from Kansas City viewers on Facebook and Twitter, but on-air talent has so far avoided a direct mention of Harman’s death online.

“Fox 4 lost a great member of our family today,” reporter Eric Burke wrote on Twitter, directing followers to the statement on WDAF’s Facebook page.

Harman has been the morning meteorologist since he joined the station. He began his career in television at WTAP in Parkersburg, WV, working at KIMT in Mason City and WOWK in Huntington before settling at WDAF in 1999.

He is survived by his wife, Monica, and his daughter, Avery.


http://img.ibtimes.com/www/articles/20111130/258845_fox-4-meteorologist-don-harman-s-cause.htm

Fox 4 Meteorologist Don Harman's Cause of Death to be Released Later Today

Don Harman, meteorologist for the FOX 4 Morning News in Kansas City, died Wednesday, implicitly stated on the station's Facebook page.

The station hasn't officially confirmed Harman's death because his family has not yet been notified, said Fox 4 assignment manager Sindy Gaoma to the IBTimes. She added that the official confirmation and cause of death should be released on the station's Web site at 1 p.m. CT.

An outpouring of Twitter and Facebook questions from viewers after hearing rumors of Harmon's death prompted Fox 4 to respond with a message on the page and during its 4:30 a.m. broadcast. It read:

"Good morning.

We know many of you have questions.

We appreciate your concern, and we consider you our friends.

But please remember that family comes first.

We're honoring that right now, and we ask that you join us in that.

Please bear with us for a little while longer."

-Loren & Mark

According to Harmon's bio on the Fox 4 Web site, he worked the morning news show from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. since April 1999, and many who offered condolences on Facebook remembered him for his humor and fun attitude. He was even awarded the AMS and Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) Seals of Approval, which is given to broadcast meteorologists who are adept at presenting weather to viewers in a manner that enhances the science of meteorology.

Harmon's educational background and career path were also deep. He graduated from Miami of Ohio with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautics and a minor in geography. He started his meteorologist career at WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, West Virginia, then KIMT-TV in Mason City, Iowa and finally WOWK-TV in Huntington, West Virginia prior to joining Fox 4.

Harman grew up in Ohio and is survived by his wife, Monica, and daughter, Avery.

[Demonpenz]

Fire up the AOL MOM we are going to surf the web
YOU BETTER NOT BE LOOKING AT THOSE PAM ANDERSON.jpegs PICTURES
I'M NOT MOM. I am just doing homework!

[Dr. Gigglepants]

Call JG WENTWORTH! 877 CASH NOW!

ABIA!
Posted via Mobile Device

[Demonpenz]

I was alittle disturbed that they "stock photograph" at the pitch was him at a watermelon contest.

[loochy]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA SUICIDE IS TEH FUNNIEZ! I LIKE TO LAUGH AT PEOPLZ THAT ARE DEAD AND STUFF CUZ I GETZ REPPED!

That one was more a poke at the stupid remark on the news saying that "he was a little under the weather."

[Demonpenz]

AVENUE RENTALS CALL NOW. SUNFLOWER DODGE AND OOOOOOOOOOLATHE

[tooge]

if it is indeed true, then his next weather report and the rest for eternity will be this:

"Another hot one today, with a 100% chance of brimstone storms and fire."

[memyselfI]

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wdaf-meteorologist-don-harman-dies-from-apparent-suicide_b30717

WDAF Meteorologist Don Harman Dies From Apparent Suicide

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/files/2011/11/DonHarmon_Weather.jpg

Don Harman, the longtime morning meteorologist at WDAF in Kansas City, died yesterday.

Sources say Harman’s death was a suicide, although the station has not yet announced an official cause of death. The 12-year veteran of the station was on the air as recently as yesterday.

Before WDAF’s Karli Ritter delivered the weather report on this morning’s newscast, anchors Mark Alford and Loren Halifax read a statement similar to what the station posted on Facebook early this morning.
“We know many of you have questions,” the statement reads. “We appreciate your concern, and we consider you our friends. But please remember that family comes first. We’re honoring that right now, and we ask that you join us in that. Please bear with us for a little while longer.”

NewsBlues reports that WDAF is holding back an official announcement on Harman’s death until his father is contacted.

There has been an outpouring of well-wishes from Kansas City viewers on Facebook and Twitter, but on-air talent has so far avoided a direct mention of Harman’s death online.

“Fox 4 lost a great member of our family today,” reporter Eric Burke wrote on Twitter, directing followers to the statement on WDAF’s Facebook page.

Harman has been the morning meteorologist since he joined the station. He began his career in television at WTAP in Parkersburg, WV, working at KIMT in Mason City and WOWK in Huntington before settling at WDAF in 1999.

He is survived by his wife, Monica, and his daughter, Avery.


http://img.ibtimes.com/www/articles/20111130/258845_fox-4-meteorologist-don-harman-s-cause.htm

Fox 4 Meteorologist Don Harman's Cause of Death to be Released Later Today

Don Harman, meteorologist for the FOX 4 Morning News in Kansas City, died Wednesday, implicitly stated on the station's Facebook page.

The station hasn't officially confirmed Harman's death because his family has not yet been notified, said Fox 4 assignment manager Sindy Gaoma to the IBTimes. She added that the official confirmation and cause of death should be released on the station's Web site at 1 p.m. CT.

An outpouring of Twitter and Facebook questions from viewers after hearing rumors of Harmon's death prompted Fox 4 to respond with a message on the page and during its 4:30 a.m. broadcast. It read:

"Good morning.

We know many of you have questions.

We appreciate your concern, and we consider you our friends.

But please remember that family comes first.

We're honoring that right now, and we ask that you join us in that.

Please bear with us for a little while longer."

-Loren & Mark

According to Harmon's bio on the Fox 4 Web site, he worked the morning news show from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. since April 1999, and many who offered condolences on Facebook remembered him for his humor and fun attitude. He was even awarded the AMS and Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) Seals of Approval, which is given to broadcast meteorologists who are adept at presenting weather to viewers in a manner that enhances the science of meteorology.

Harmon's educational background and career path were also deep. He graduated from Miami of Ohio with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautics and a minor in geography. He started his meteorologist career at WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, West Virginia, then KIMT-TV in Mason City, Iowa and finally WOWK-TV in Huntington, West Virginia prior to joining Fox 4.

Harman grew up in Ohio and is survived by his wife, Monica, and daughter, Avery.

It's actually Sindy Gaona. She's a cousin of mine. :banghead::rolleyes:

[4th and Long]

It's actually Sindy Gaona. She's a cousin of mine. :banghead::rolleyes:
Out of curiosity, that had "what" to do with Harman's death?

[loochy]

Out of curiosity, that had "what" to do with Harman's death?

It was to let us know that she's a big time celebrity.

[Dayze]

Depression is a chemical imbalance (at least the type of chronic depression); the feel good stuff is outweighed by the anxiety/don't feel good stuff. Most people don't recognize it and typically try to 'feel good' by taking drugs or alochol. the alcohol just creates a cycle etc.

Certainly, these imblances can be a result of poor diet, lack of exercise, fat etc. But a lot of times they are hereditary. Or, one may even have family with other mental illnesess that are sometimes passed onto them such as traits of Bi-Polarism. While this person might not suffer for full-bore Bi-Polarism, they can suffer from one of the bi-products of Bi-Polarism like depression.

sucks that somone would think suicide would be the only way out; but when someone is that depressed, their brains aren't functioning properly and their though processes are can be irrational.

[Demonpenz]

DanHarmon has logged onto #Afterlife

Wendel Anchewtz: SUp
DanHarmon: NM chillen
Orient Express: Whats going on guys?

[Halfcan]

Don was a Great guy-it was a real pleasure getting to meet him and watch him work when I did a Soup Presentation on Fox four. RIP Don-you will be missed.

[loochy]

Don was a Great guy-it was a real pleasure getting to meet him and watch him work when I did a Soup Presentation on Fox four. RIP Don-you will be missed.

LOL a soup presentation? Please elaborate.

[Demonpenz]

5:09 #afterlife chatroom

DanHarmon: Seems dead in here. You awake Harold?
HaroldEnsley : Is away from Keyboard. "gone fishing"

[FAX]

LOL a soup presentation? Please elaborate.

Here is the soup.

FAX

[memyselfI]

Out of curiosity, that had "what" to do with Harman's death?

Nothing, except they quoted her as a representative from the station. They could at least get the names of those quoted correct.

[Demonpenz]

5:15 #KCafterlife

DanHarmon: Is it always slow in here
catchdarryPorter: Man dude you need to come to the channel #whitepony

[loochy]

5:09 #afterlife chatroom

DanHarmon: Seems dead in here. You awake Harold?
HaroldEnsley : Is away from Keyboard. "gone fishing"

LMAO

[Bearcat]

Reminds me of a Mitch Hedberg joke, that I've taken liberties with.

Depression is the only disease you can get yelled at for having.

"Dammit, Otto, you have depression."

"Dammit, Otto, you have Lupus."

One of these does not sound right.

It's never Lupus.

[Brock]

It's actually Sindy Gaona. She's a cousin of mine. :banghead::rolleyes:

Who cares...

[Demonpenz]

#KCafterlife 6:01

DanHarmon: Hello Hello. Maybe I don't have chat abilities?
****BannisterMall has logged into Kcafterlife****
DanHarmon: Hey Bmall whats up?
******Bannistermall has logged off KCafterlife****
DanHarmon: DAMNIT!

[Phobia]

LOL a soup presentation? Please elaborate.

Halfwit owns a soup kitchen. He did a segment on the news showing people how to make soup...

Jeff: Ya get this here pot full of water and throw all that extra crap in the fridge in there just like so and no we build a little far to get it hot...
Don: You can't build a fire in here, Sir.
Jeff: How y'all want me to make soup without no danged far?

[4th and Long]

The cops say he's dead.

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/30/3294132/fox-4s-don-harman-dead-at-41.html


Fox 4's Don Harman dead at 41
By AARON BARNHART
The Kansas City Star


Don Harman, the fun-loving weathercaster and personality on Kansas City’s most popular morning show, has died, according to a police report.

Harman, a 41-year-old native of Ohio, was hired by WDAF, Fox 4, in 1999 to replace Gary Lezak and quickly became part of a high-spirited team that was No. 1 in the ratings for years.

Fans were grieving reports of his death Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Inside Fox 4, station managers struggled to balance the online outpouring of sympathy with their journalistic obligation to wait until the next of kin could be notified.

Harman’s close friend Mark Alford looked shell-shocked as he read the announcement at 4:45 a.m. asking for patience from viewers who were bombarding the station’s switchboard and posting messages to social media.

“We know a lot of you out there have questions about what's going on. We do appreciate your concerns. We consider you our friends."

His co-anchor Loren Halifax continued: "We do ask you, though, to remember that family comes first. And we are honoring that.”

[loochy]

Halfwit owns a soup kitchen. He did a segment on the news showing people how to make soup...

Jeff: Ya get this here pot full of water and throw all that extra crap in the fridge in there just like so and no we build a little far to get it hot...
Don: You can't build a fire in here, Sir.
Jeff: How y'all want me to make soup without no danged far?

http://media.wbng.com/images/Mr+Food+Image.JPG

[Phobia]

It's actually Sindy Gaona. She's a cousin of mine. :banghead::rolleyes:

She one of those close cousins who goes to your mom's house on holidays or one of those cousins you bump into at the 5 year family picnic and spend 20 minutes figuring out where the branches connect?

[loochy]

She one of those close cousins who goes to your mom's house on holidays or one of those cousins you bump into at the 5 year family picnic and spend 20 minutes figuring out where the branches connect?

or one of those cousins that you end up marrying?

[Demonpenz]

#KCafterlife 9:03 am

DanHarmon: Hello?

****WoodlandsRacetrack has logged onto #KCAFTERLIFE****

DanHarmon: Oh good a person to talk too.

Woodlandsracetrack: I won a heavenly IPAD2 by clicking on Kim Kardashion! Click here http://geocities.com/ipad2.

Danharmon: hmmm just a bunch of popups!

[alpha_omega]

RIP Don....we enjoyed watching the weather in the morning because of you.

[The Rick]

It's never Lupus.
Rep for "House" reference...

[memyselfI]

She one of those close cousins who goes to your mom's house on holidays or one of those cousins you bump into at the 5 year family picnic and spend 20 minutes figuring out where the branches connect?

No.

[Micjones]

Sad story. Praying for his family.

[loochy]

No.

No to which part?

[memyselfI]

No to which part?

No. All of it.

[loochy]

No. All of it.

So she's not a close cousin and she's not a distant cousin?

WTF kind of cousin is she?

[Phobia]

No.

So this is just one of those, "OMG they spelt my cuz' name wrong" kinships?

[memyselfI]

So she's not a close cousin and she's not a distant cousin?

WTF kind of cousin is she?

Second.

The name is also part of my immediate family's name. That is the last of what I'll say.

[MoreLemonPledge]

Second.

The name is also part of my immediate family's name. That is the last of what I'll say.

Oooooooo a mystery!

http://fireballtim.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mystery-machine.jpg

[Phobia]

Second.

The name is also part of my immediate family's name. That is the last of what I'll say.

Like we can't find you on Linkedin.... Jeesh.

[memyselfI]

Like we can't find you on Linkedin.... Jeesh.

Wow, I didn't know you cared so much.... :D

[memyselfI]

Fox4 finally issues a statement. Not quite understanding their delay on this one. Are the rumors preferable to a simple statement?

http://fox4kc.com/2011/11/30/fox-4-statement-on-the-passing-of-don-harman/

[4th and Long]

Second.

The name is also part of my immediate family's name. That is the last of what I'll say.
I bet it's not.
Wow, I didn't know you cared so much.... :D
I KNEW IT!

[4th and Long]

Fox4 finally issues a statement. Not quite understanding their delay on this one. Are the rumors preferable to a simple statement?

http://fox4kc.com/2011/11/30/fox-4-statement-on-the-passing-of-don-harman/
That was pretty uninformative.
Don Harman, a beloved meteorologist and personality on the FOX 4 morning show passed away Tuesday evening. To all of us, Don was like family, and the news comes as a great shock to all the folks he worked with here at FOX 4.

President and General Manager Cheryl McDonald said “We are very saddened by this tragic loss. Don wasn’t just our Meteorologist, he was a part of our family and we loved him. Words cannot express how deeply he will be missed.”

Don brightened our mornings for more than 10 years and he made his mark on Kansas City television. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, and we ask that in this time of sorrow that you respect them and their need for privacy in their moment of grief.

[memyselfI]

I bet it's not.

I KNEW IT!

I didn't mean forever.. :D Just about the connection and the misspelling of the name.

[memyselfI]

That was pretty uninformative.

I know. I don't get it. It's not like they need to read the police report. But the information vacuum seems to be worse than reading that statement 5 hours ago.

[GoHuge]

Esto.

Criticizing someone who commits suicide due to mental illness is pretty akin to criticizing someone who dies because of cancer.

Mental illness is a disease--biological in nature. No one chooses to be mentally ill.We are as a society beginning to come around on this issue, but there is still a ways to go.

I use to believe that mental midgets were the only people that committed suicide, but I also thought there was a God floating around in the clouds pulling the strings on everything that happened around here.

Do I still believe it is a selfish act? Yes because there are plenty of avenues available to people with a long term illness to get some help. Someone doesn't wake up one day and shit in a shoebox and then think "let me find a belt to hang myself with." They know they have issues and are either too proud or are so far gone they think there is no way they can be helped.

It would be no different than someone that had a very suspicious looking mole that they just put off and put off getting looked at until it was producing a tremendous amount of pain and a skin depression. They waited so long to get it checked out that when they finally do they learn it is "you're terminally fucked melanoma." Something that caught early could have easily been removed with a simple outpatient procedure or in the case of depression an appropriate regiment of medication and counseling.

Mental illness and physical illness need to both be treated as an illness without any stigma attached. Unfortunately we're not quite there as a society.........but it's getting better. In the case of Don if it is confirmed was a suicide I think it is something that probably could have been treated. I say that only because of his age (he made it this far). Honestly though I always thought the guy was fuckin weird. Not pull a bag over your head to kill yourself weird, but still fuckin weird.

Having said all of that sometimes people are just born fucked up and there isn't anything that is going to help them. That is why we have prisons and insane asylums.

[memyselfI]

We are as a society beginning to come around on this issue, but there is still a ways to go.

I use to believe that mental midgets were the only people that committed suicide, but I also thought there was a God floating around in the clouds pulling the strings on everything that happened around here.

Do I still believe it is a selfish act? Yes because there are plenty of avenues available to people with a long term illness to get some help. Someone doesn't wake up one day and shit in a shoebox and then think "let me find a belt to hang myself with." They know they have issues and are either too proud or are so far gone they think there is no way they can be helped.

It would be no different than someone that had a very suspicious looking mole that they just put off and put off getting looked at until it was producing a tremendous amount of pain and a skin depression. They waited so long to get it checked out that when they finally do they learn it is "you're terminally ****ed melanoma." Something that caught early could have easily been removed with a simple outpatient procedure or in the case of depression an appropriate regiment of medication and counseling.

Mental illness and physical illness need to both be treated as an illness without any stigma attached. Unfortunately we're not quite there as a society.........but it's getting better. In the case of Don if it is confirmed was a suicide I think it is something that probably could have been treated. I say that only because of his age (he made it this far). Honestly though I always thought the guy was ****in weird. Not pull a bag over your head to kill yourself weird, but still ****in weird.

Having said all of that sometimes people are just born ****ed up and there isn't anything that is going to help them. That is why we have prisons and insane asylums.

We knew this really wonderful, kind, jovial family man who to the outside world was the perfect family man, worker, friend, husband, Christian, ect. He committed suicide on one of the most awful days and awful ways one could imagine. The type where if anyone could accuse someone of a selfish suicide he would be it.

He was living a lie and in the end couldn't face his demons when they came home to roost. He was drinking heavily on the night he died. I'm not sure if he would have done it if he'd just gone to sleep and woken up the next morning. It was so very tragic. I will never forget the looks on his wife and kids faces at the memorial service.

Alcohol and depression are a very dangerous mix. It will be interesting to learn if Harman had been drinking heavily before he died.

[Thig Lyfe]

"Black people are racist, being gay is a choice, and depression isn't real." - ChiefsPlanet

[FAX]

"Black people are racist, being gay is a choice, and depression isn't real." - ChiefsPlanet

And don't forget ... if this poor bastard was "drinking heavily" the night before, it would be "interesting".

When did real life become a Springer Show?

Don't look now, Ms. mememememe, but your morbidity is showing.

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[stevieray]

i met don a few times on red friday down at the station...I was pretty stoked to meet him..his on air persona was very endearing...the rest of the crew was what you expected...he wasn't... he was almost opposite of what you saw..kind of arrogant, not very personable...it struck me as odd at the time..but nor now.

man, I sure do feel for his family.

which brings up another point, you never know that people on the street could sure use an encouraging word, or just plain kindness.

reach out more...someday it might be you needs that little bit of grace or uplifting.

[GoHuge]

Don was a Great guy-it was a real pleasure getting to meet him and watch him work when I did a Soup Presentation on Fox four. RIP Don-you will be missed.Well maybe the soup sucked?

Just clicked on the channel here at work and saw the brunette with the runaway tits talking about it. Asking for family privacy..........I hope they're not going to do one of those "Fox 4 working 4 you deals" at his house tonight. You'd like to think they have enough class not to try and drum up a story, but it is a Fox channel!!

A little irony Fox 4 is running one of their top stories on a law regarding survivor benefits..........bad timing! LMAO

[chiefqueen]

All the news reports I'm seeing say his immediate survivors are his wife and 2 1/2 year old daughter. I've skimmed through the thread & saw his wife apparently gave birth to a son this month. Did anything happen to the boy?

[memyselfI]

i met don a few times on red friday down at the station...I was pretty stoked to meet him..his on air persona was very endearing...the rest of the crew was what you expected...he wasn't... he was almost opposite of what you saw..kind of arrogant, not very personable...it struck me as odd at the time..but nor now.

man, I sure do feel for his family.

which brings up another point, you never know that people on the street could sure use an encouraging word, or just plain kindness.

reach out more...someday it might be you needs that little bit of grace or uplifting.

That is a bummer to hear. But I think it goes to show that one's on air or on screen persona may be nothing like who they are in real life. I think it would be really difficult to be 'on' all of the time.

[Bearcat]

I know. I don't get it. It's not like they need to read the police report. But the information vacuum seems to be worse than reading that statement 5 hours ago.

I don't get why people need to know right now. Someone on their FB page responded to a post that included "please respect family privacy" with "how about respecting this family?"..... uh, his coworkers just found out, and his family might not have been immediately available for contact for whatever reason. I know in the world of social media, everyone wants news the instant it's available, but watching the weather doesn't give you immediate access into what goes on in his personal life... FFS, maybe give them a few hours? :facepalm:

[chiefqueen]

i met don a few times on red friday down at the station...I was pretty stoked to meet him..his on air persona was very endearing...the rest of the crew was what you expected...he wasn't... he was almost opposite of what you saw..kind of arrogant, not very personable...it struck me as odd at the time..but nor now.

That was what I read about his boss (Chief Metrorologist Mike Thompson) in a gossip column piece about 11-12 years ago. That article described Mike Thompson as having a "cut-throat" personality who almost single-handedly got rid of the pro-union employees when they tried to form a union at the station, including his midday meteorologist.

I've been wondering if Mike had some kind of meeting with Don yesterday afternoon that could have contributed to this.

[stevieray]

"Black people are racist, being gay is a choice, and depression isn't real." - ChiefsPlanet

racist black gay men are depressed!

what a weird collusion.


the adjective is more important than the noun/sportsracer.

[Thig Lyfe]

racist black gay men are depressed!

what a weird collusion.


the adjective is more important than the noun/sportsracer.

You're a dumb person.

[FAX]

racist black gay men are depressed!

what a weird collusion.


the adjective is more important than the noun/sportsracer.

I like it. Gonna steal it. Gonna use it.

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[Huffmeister]

I'm not very superstitious, and I don't believe the "death comes in threes" old wives' tale, but this is kind of strange:

Patrice O'Neal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_O%27Neal)- 41
Born: December 7, 1969
Died: November 28, 2011
Age: 41

Don Harman
Born: ???
Died: November 29, 2011
Age: 41

Chester McGlockton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_McGlockton)
Born: September 16, 1969
Died: November 30, 2011
Age: 42

[tooge]

No. All of it.

there's the other kind too. the one that all the older relatives insist is your cousin, but you don't remember them at all. But, you find her very attractive and flirt with her hoping that the two of you can slink off to a closet somewhere. that one?

[Thig Lyfe]

I'm not very superstitious, and I don't believe the "death comes in threes" old wives' tale, but this is kind of strange:

Patrice O'Neal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_O%27Neal)- 41
Born: December 7, 1969
Died: November 28, 2011
Age: 41

Don Harman
Born: ???
Died: November 29, 2011
Age: 41

Chester McGlockton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_McGlockton)
Born: September 16, 1969
Died: November 30, 2011
Age: 42

Oh my God... they were all fat black men... except for one of them...

IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER

[SLAG]

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[GoHuge]

man, I sure do feel for his family.

which brings up another point, you never know that people on the street could sure use an encouraging word, or just plain kindness.

reach out more...someday it might be you needs that little bit of grace or uplifting.I appreciate the thought, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he was a little passed some glad handing and a pat on the back. A reach around may have yielded results, but thinkin that ship sailed a while back.

On another note did anyone else think the pics associated with the story about him make you believe he could kill himself, be a necrophiliac, or rape a goat?

Could totally hear "it puts the lotion on its skin" come out of his mouth. Not sure if he could pull off the tucker scene though...........but you hate to put limitations on a guy or speak ill of the dead.

[stevieray]

You're a dumb person.

try harder, dipshit.

[Thig Lyfe]

try harder, dipshit.

Try harder to decode your nonsensical, small-minded, pseudo-pseudo-intellectual bullshit? No thanks, brah.

[Huffmeister]

Oh my God... they were all fat black men... except for one of them...

IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER

Nah, just thought it was strange to have three semi-famous deaths in three consecutive days, and all three were born around the same time.

[GoHuge]

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dnECOqJ14Bs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Crazy to think this guy couldn't keep his shit together!! LMAO

[R8RFAN]

Condolences to the family... Sorry, I feel no sorrow for those that kill themselves, just glad he didn't take someone out with him.

[stevieray]

Try harder to decode your nonsensical, small-minded, pseudo-pseudo-intellectual bullshit? No thanks, brah.

sounds like you and your post.

not a coinkydink, "brah".

[frankotank]

"Black people are racist, being gay is a choice, and depression isn't real." - ChiefsPlanet

2 out of 3 ain't bad
- meatloaf - :D

[Extra Point]

Passing no judgment behind a keyboard, on this. We all have had some kind of bummer experience. Some have had friends take themselves out, leaving family and friends behind. It happens, and you can just hope that those loved ones can pick up the pieces, and be there for each other.

[frankotank]

Don was OK. (Karli Ritter is much much better though).
but Mark.....anyone but me find Mark extremely annoying?

[Thig Lyfe]

sounds like you and your post.

not a coinkydink, "brah".

What?

You're an idiot. Really. I'm not just being mean. You're not smart. You're a not-smart person. You no think good. Your posts are just words, words strung together without any real sense of meaning in an effort to conceal your severe mental deficiency. Please stick to dressing like Elvis and leave the word-using to people who know how to use words. Thanks.

[4th and Long]

What?

You're an idiot. Really. I'm not just being mean. You're not smart. You're a not-smart person. You no think good. Your posts are just words, words strung together without any real sense of meaning in an effort to conceal your severe mental deficiency. Please stick to dressing like Elvis and leave the word-using to people who know how to use words. Thanks.
Dumbest post on the thread yet. It's obvious you've never met the man.

[evenfall]

What?

You're an idiot. Really. I'm not just being mean. You're not smart. You're a not-smart person. You no think good. Your posts are just words, words strung together without any real sense of meaning in an effort to conceal your severe mental deficiency. Please stick to dressing like Elvis and leave the word-using to people who know how to use words. Thanks.

I think most people recognize you as one of the biggest douchebags on this board, not him.

[stevieray]

Dumbest post on the thread yet. It's obvious you've never met the man.
dude is insecure...constantly needs to prop himself up.

[4th and Long]

dude is insecure...constantly needs to prop himself up.
Noted, ... time and time again.

[4th and Long]

I think most people recognize you as one of the biggest douchebags on this board, not him.

Yeppers.

[Demonpenz]

Sportsracer Reaper16 and Ultrapeanut start a band! The "Well, yeah..." trio and the "oh My...you are serious aren't you?" backup singers.

[God of Thunder]

I got a call last night about his death, rather sad. I had the opportunity to meet him and passed it up. He invited me to go watch him on the set (as I was considering doing Meterology in college) and see how everything worked. I never took him up on the offer.

The police are withholding the report because him being a public figure and at the request of the family.

[Titty Meat]

Man that's sad I thought surely it was a rumor. Don seemed like a funny guy and I feel real sorry for his family especially the baby who won't have a father. Props to the Fox 4 team they really held it in this morning.

[Jenson71]

racist black gay men are depressed!

what a weird collusion.


the adjective is more important than the noun/sportsracer.

A collusion?

[Jenson71]

I think most people recognize you as one of the biggest douchebags on this board, not him.

I don't think we want to poll that.

[SLAG]

Don's family has set up a memorial fund that will benefit local Kansas City charities. If you'd like to make a donation, the information is below:

Don Harman Memorial Fund
Benefiting local Kansas City Charities
c/o Tightwad Bank
1160 SE Highway 7
Tightwad, Missouri 64735

[The Dawg]

I'll just push you through. You seem legit. You should be able to post vids, links, and choose your own profile pic now.


Thanks Phobia :toast:

[The Dawg]

Agreed. I've been the most depressed post partum or the time before I got the right medication and was 30 pounds overweight. That is the most I've weighed and it certainly did not help my depression. However, lost all the weight and still struggled with the condition before finding the right medication.

It's like night and day.

Out of curiosity- what medication do you take? I have also struggled some with anxiety and depression and have tried a host of meds that never seem to do any good.

[memyselfI]

Out of curiosity- what medication do you take? I have also struggled some with anxiety and depression and have tried a host of meds that never seem to do any good.

Bupropion. Doesn't work for everyone but if you have tried SSRIs and they haven't worked then maybe ask to try something else.

[Backwards Masking]

Out of curiosity- what medication do you take? I have also struggled some with anxiety and depression and have tried a host of meds that never seem to do any good.

I'd suggest alcohol. Always worked for me!

[1ChiefsDan]

Out of curiosity- what medication do you take? I have also struggled some with anxiety and depression and have tried a host of meds that never seem to do any good.Lexapro has worked well for me.

[Epic Fail 007]

he is dead suicide,was in kc star

[R8RFAN]

Probably about 5 percent of the people who take that shit actually need it

Sent from my Desire HD

[chasedude]

http://fox4kc.com/2011/11/30/fox-4-tribute-don-harman/

Fox4's Tribute...

I enjoyed watching him in the morning. His antics will be missed.

[Rain Man]

I got a call last night about his death, rather sad. I had the opportunity to meet him and passed it up. He invited me to go watch him on the set (as I was considering doing Meterology in college) and see how everything worked. I never took him up on the offer.


Don't beat yourself up over this. I'm sure it wasn't the main reason he did it, only one of many.

[SAUTO]

Don's family has set up a memorial fund that will benefit local Kansas City charities. If you'd like to make a donation, the information is below:

Don Harman Memorial Fund
Benefiting local Kansas City Charities
c/o Tightwad Bank
1160 SE Highway 7
Tightwad, Missouri 64735
Wonder why they chose that bank? Thats less than 10 miles from where I live
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[doomy3]

Don't beat yourself up over this. I'm sure it wasn't the main reason he did it, only one of many.

LMAO

[JCharles1981]

The rumor is that he died as a result of suicide. Even though actual cause of death has yet to be determined, when Harmon's wife was interviewed, she refused to disclose any information leading up to his unexpected death. That sounds kind of fishy if you ask me.

[FAX]

There was this guy who was on television one time who was a forest ranger. This guy had been struck by lightning on 7 separate occasions. 7 times struck by lightning.

Once while he was walking, once while he was in the lookout tower, once while he was sitting at his desk, once while he was hiding under a bed, once while hiding under a desk, once while he was hiding under a trailer, and once while he was running like hell. It was like the lightning would just find him no matter where he was.

Anyhow, he was on this old talk show and he brought in a bunch of forest ranger hats with the tops all burned out and some shoes that had been blown apart and some pants that were shredded and charred.

I was just thinking how much that guy must have wanted to live even though he was some kind of lightning magnet whereas some guys have a reasonably good life where they aren't struck by lightning all the time, but they don't want to live any longer.

It's a crazy world.

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[KingPriest2]

The rumor is that he died as a result of suicide. Even though actual cause of death has yet to be determined, when Harmon's wife was interviewed, she refused to disclose any information leading up to his unexpected death. That sounds kind of fishy if you ask me.

Bro it isnt a rumor its fact Last night it was a rumor It was confirmed about 12 today thru the police report

Where on earth are you getting your info?

[God of Thunder]

The rumor is that he died as a result of suicide. Even though actual cause of death has yet to be determined, when Harmon's wife was interviewed, she refused to disclose any information leading up to his unexpected death. That sounds kind of fishy if you ask me.

Ummm........No, just..........No. Who the hell gives you information?

[Caseyguyrr]

i remember the time where he was in the demolition derby, staying home to watch that made me late for school that day

[Titty Meat]

The morning crew is pretty torn up on air even making me shed a tear. Sounds like he had pretty depression. Mark Alford one of the anchormen was talking about how everyone was trying to get him help.

[God of Thunder]

i remember the time where he was in the demolition derby, staying home to watch that made me late for school that day

I remember that one....I was ALSO late to school because I had to see it.

[memyselfI]

Wow, this morning has been a difficult watch. I'm so glad they are talking about his depression and mental health. It's going to help raise awareness and maybe even save lives if they take it on as a cause.

[Phobia]

It's going to help raise awareness and maybe even save lives if they take it on as a cause.

Oh, indeed. Despression awareness is at an all-time high. There are now 300,000 people in the KC metro who are depressed because their little weather buddy offed himself.

[God of Thunder]

Don't beat yourself up over this. I'm sure it wasn't the main reason he did it, only one of many.


Oh great.....now I am depressed.

[gblowfish]

As to cause of death, nobody has confirmed exactly how he died. I've heard a lot of theories, this morning I heard a rumor that he was huffing, and that's what killed him. So it may have been accidental lethal overdose, not really suicide.

[MOhillbilly]

As to cause of death, nobody has confirmed exactly how he died. I've heard a lot of theories, this morning I heard a rumor that he was huffing, and that's what killed him. So it may have been accidental lethal overdose, not really suicide.

Stoopid mark casshole face

[loochy]

As to cause of death, nobody has confirmed exactly how he died. I've heard a lot of theories, this morning I heard a rumor that he was huffing, and that's what killed him. So it may have been accidental lethal overdose, not really suicide.

LMAO huffing? Isn't that for hobos and 14 year old worthless kids?

[FAX]

As to cause of death, nobody has confirmed exactly how he died. I've heard a lot of theories, this morning I heard a rumor that he was huffing, and that's what killed him. So it may have been accidental lethal overdose, not really suicide.

A kid around these parts that was a friend of a friend of the acquaintance of some Murfreesboro trailer trash puke died huffing something ... I'm not sure what it was ... paint, maybe ... or glue. Anyhow, he was using the standard plastic bag over the head technique and killed himself that way.

Maybe that's easier to do than I thought.

Do they just forget to take the bag off?

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[patteeu]

A kid around these parts that was a friend of a friend of the acquaintance of some Murfreesboro trailer trash puke died huffing something ... I'm not sure what it was ... paint, maybe ... or glue. Anyhow, he was using the standard plastic bag over the head technique and killed himself that way.

Maybe that's easier to do than I thought.

Do they just forget to take the bag off?

FAX

I assume they just pass out with the bag still on the head.

[GloryDayz]

This just sucks... Prayers for the family...

Sent from tapatalk on Samsung Infuse 4G....

[gblowfish]

It's certainly a plausible possibility. But like I said, they may never reveal the actual COD:

From a medical website:

Long-term inhalant abusers can suffer damaging health consequences including:

* depression and mood changes,
* weight loss,
* inattentiveness,
* lack of coordination,
* irritability, and
* weakness.

More serious consequences can include permanent damage to the brain and other organs or even death. Sudden cardiac death from fatal cardiac arrhythmias has been reported even in teen inhalant abusers. Death from huffing can occur upon the first time of use, or after prolonged inhalant abuse. Other causes of death include asphyxiation, aspiration, or suffocation.

Chronic inhalant abuse may result in serious and sometimes irreversible damage to the user's heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, and brain. Brain damage may result in personality changes, diminished cognitive functioning, memory impairment, and slurred speech.

[FAX]

I assume they just pass out with the bag still on the head.

I am unfamiliar with this practice. What is it exactly that they ... "huff"?

I knew this Italian chick in LA who used to wander around in grocery stores and pop the tops off whipped cream topping bottles and breathe in the fumes. She had nice, little, round tittahs and pretty hair and really nice dark eyes, but she was kinda nuts. She was originally from Kansas City and I think she's a waitress at some restaurant there now, actually. I'm not sure if that's a coincidence or not, though.

Is it like that? Whipped cream fumes, I mean?

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