Chris Giles

It was good. Typical kind of four family. You know, me and my sister were super close. Mom kind of led us to do our things, but was also there to kind of shepherd everything and help us through.

It was good. Typical kind of four family. You know, me and my sister were super close. Mom kind of led us to do our things, but was also there to kind of shepherd everything and help us through.

We didn't really talk about it. After a while, things kind of, just kind of started going downhill.

We didn't really talk about it. After a while, things kind of, just kind of started going downhill.

Yeah. My dad took his own life and I woke up to the gunshot.

Yeah. My dad took his own life and I woke up to the gunshot.

Mom kind of runs out the door, and she's hysterical, just Losing her mind, like a scream I've never heard before in my entire life. That was a dramatic change in your family. Yeah. The loss of father. Yeah, you just, you know, you're trying to figure out how to deal with those things. You got to deal with the pain, you got to deal with the hurt, you know? She turned to dancing after all this.

Mom kind of runs out the door, and she's hysterical, just Losing her mind, like a scream I've never heard before in my entire life. That was a dramatic change in your family. Yeah. The loss of father. Yeah, you just, you know, you're trying to figure out how to deal with those things. You got to deal with the pain, you got to deal with the hurt, you know? She turned to dancing after all this.

It was kind of her escape, where she kind of felt normal. And then your mom decides to move to Colorado.

It was kind of her escape, where she kind of felt normal. And then your mom decides to move to Colorado.

Your mom goes through all this, seemingly happy again, and all of a sudden, this happens.

Your mom goes through all this, seemingly happy again, and all of a sudden, this happens.

How did you learn that Alan had died? She called me. He called me and told me that, um, mid-shot. Still kind of another shock to the system. Another loss. Yeah, another loss.

How did you learn that Alan had died? She called me. He called me and told me that, um, mid-shot. Still kind of another shock to the system. Another loss. Yeah, another loss.

How was she coping? Oh, it was not good. You know, it was, you could, it was, there was some brokenness there. I just knew that she was in a bad place. I was trying to help her through that stuff. What did you make of that?

How was she coping? Oh, it was not good. You know, it was, you could, it was, there was some brokenness there. I just knew that she was in a bad place. I was trying to help her through that stuff. What did you make of that?

I heard the shot. Mom kind of runs out the door, and she's hysterical, just screaming, like a scream I've never heard before in my entire life.

I heard the shot. Mom kind of runs out the door, and she's hysterical, just screaming, like a scream I've never heard before in my entire life.

That was probably not the best decision to make. Not what I kind of would have done in this situation, but she felt she needed to do this. She felt she needed to.

That was probably not the best decision to make. Not what I kind of would have done in this situation, but she felt she needed to do this. She felt she needed to.