Goodbye, Shawn

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R.I.P. Shawn

A few weeks ago, a friend of the family, Shawn, took his own life. My husband had plans to meet Shawn for dinner that night and was puzzled why he never showed or answered his phone calls; I don't think he ever dreamed the reason why would be something quite this devastating.

Like many of Shawn's friends, the two of them bonded over their mutual love of movies, especially cult flicks and horror. Shawn was affectionately known as "The Professor," and a few hundred people showed up t...