I am also so sorry to hear about that. I am there to lend an ear if you need it. My friend went throught a situation like that, except with her brothers.
Hey urban' I'm really sorry to hear that, people have to be a strange and difficult place to get to that point, I feel for you and their families, those left with the sorrow and unanswered questions... it isn't ever the answer...
Sounds rough Urban, hang in there. I've lost a 3 friends recently as well, one suicide, one less directly so, but more or less self-inflicted. It's hard to bear it. There will always be people on the balancing on the border. Sadly they are often the gifted and insightfull ones.
**hugs** time is truly the only thing that helps. at least for me, time to have days to cry and not understand, days to laugh and remember, days to be happy and have forgotten, days of mediocrity that approach normalcy. give yourself the gift of time - there is no "right" or "suitable/appropriate" prescribed amount of time - it's however much time you need.