Very sad news for Tony Dungy...

[musccy]

Tony Dungy's son found dead

 

[Miskito]

What an awful thing to happen to such a great guy - anyone for that matter. Fortunately, he and his family will undoubtedly be given an enormous amount of support and prayers. How very sad.

 

[trippster]

That is extremely sad indeed. I grew up going to Tony's rival high school in Jackson, MI (Tony's hometown). Tony was a senior when I was a freshman. He was a great football player but an even better basketball player. He is a wonderful person who is a very devout Christian. His faith will get him through this.

 

[sunshine]

extra prayers for the Dungy family during this terribly sad time. ray:

 

[DePack]

I'm not a Dungy fan but NOBODY should have to go through losing a child. The whole circle of life seems screwed up when that happens. I can't even begin to imagine what he and his wife are feeling. My prayers are with him and his family.

 

[DePack]

"Apparent suicide" according to the St Petersburg Times. That must be even more devastating to the parents.

 

[all about da packers]

Yeah I heard about it being suicide too, DePack. Just puts things into perspective, a 13-1 season and X-mas right around the corner have no meaning now. Thoughts and prayers go out to Dungy. He is a class act!

 

[vikefan]

Awful news for a classy guy. I've followed Dungy since he was with the Gophers in the 70s.
My prayers for him and his family.

 

[musccy]

suicide?!? That's very tragic. Like others have said, Dungy is about as classy as they come and I certainly pray for him and his family!

 

[carol k]

I, too, have always liked Tony Dungy. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. What a tragic and sad thing to happen just before Christmas. I, also, had heard it was suicide. God Bless the whole family.

 

[PackerChick]

That is horrible. My thoughts with him and his family.

 

[Philtration]

All of this talk about not having an undefeated season but there are obviously things in life much bigger than a game. How do you come back and focus on something as trivial as football after this? My daughter is 16 and I would be devastated.

 

[sunshine]

absolutely tragic. to think it could possibly be suicide would just be beyond horrible. as a parent, the responsibility you'd feel would be too much to handle.

 

[Raider Pride]

What a selfish thing this kid did. To put his family through this is un-imaginable pain is the act of coward.

I feel for his family and will pray for them, but I can show no sorrow for a person who chooses suicide.

RP

 

[carol k]

Raider Pride, you can't/don/t know what is going on in a person's mind when they commit suicide. I have a friend whose son committed suicide when he was 13 years old. He was a very intelligent and talented young man--yet he took his own life. There were a lot of problems in his family at that time, and he couldn't handle them. Each of us has a different way to solve our problems, and some of us are a little stronger than others.