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Stopping the Spread: Suicide Expert Kenneth “Lou” Koon on Hope, Contagion, and What Fayette Can Do Now

Summary by The Citizen
Three suicide deaths in just a matter of weeks have shaken Fayette County: middle school teacher Dave “Coach Ed” Edinger, an elementary school teacher in Peachtree City, and a 14-year-old McIntosh High School student. The losses have rippled across classrooms, neighborhoods, and community circles — and suicide-prevention expert Kenneth “Lou” Koon says the risk for further loss rises with each death. “Suicide is a contagion,” Koon said. “One suic…
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In our society, talking about suicide remains difficult. Words remain short and silence weighs. However, when a community gathers to pray for those who have decided to take their lives and to embrace their families, something deeply human emerges: the certainty that no one should carry only their pain. Faith, far from avoiding these wounds, invites us to look at them with compassion and to accompany them with respect. We recommend: Suicide, 7 re…

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The Citizen broke the news in on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
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