HUNTINGTON, New York (July 7) – Benjamin Hendrickson, an Emmy Award-winning actor on the “As the World Turns” soap opera, committed suicide this week with a gunshot to the head, police said.
I’m so sad about this… My mom actually told me about this last night. I’m not into soaps anymore as I work full time, and don’t have Tivo or anything like that. But I used to watch all the CBS ones with my mom. Shoot, during high school, I even worked for a soap actor who’s still on R&Y and still correspond with his family. So, it’s weird. After that many years you think you know someone. I know it isn’t real, but it feels that way. And this man was just so solid! So down to earth! I’m so sad for him that he didn’t really feel that way.
This also comes on the heels on the anniversary of the suicide of my brother Robert. A year ago, he hung himself. I’m sure this is making my mom have a really hard time.
In the last year, 3 men – Robert, a friend at work’s BIL, and now Ben Hendrickson – have all committed suicide. All established men in their 50’s. 1 hanging and two gunshots.
What a sad sad commentary on the last year.
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