After the father of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim died by apparent suicide this week, his widow is speaking out, saying her husband 'succumbed to the grief that he could not escape.'
at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Connecticut, where his nonprofit, The Avielle Foundation, had an office, authorities said. He was 49.
Jeremy Richman looks at a picture of his daughter, Avielle Richman, on his computer screen as he gives a lecture via Skype on behalf of the Avielle Foundation from his Newtown, Conn. home, Oct. 30, 2013.Hensel wrote in a statement posted to GoFundMe this week, "To parent our children without my champion shatters my heart and I will love my best friend forever. ... Side by side since 1991, Jeremy and I walked a path of deep friendship, marriage, and parenthood.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a friend of Richman, told ABC News on Monday, "Jeremy spent his entire life trying to help people identify the warning signs of harm. And it tells you how complicated the brain is, that even Jeremy couldn't figure out a way to get himself the help that he needed." Jennifer Hensel and Jeremy Richman, parents of Sandy Hook School shooting victim Avielle Rose Richman, listen at a news conference at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., Jan. 14, 2013.The Avielle Foundation said in a statement Monday, "Our hearts are shattered and our heads are struggling to comprehend."
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