Jim Cooper lost his wife, Kim. Kemmie Bayliss lost her 20-year-old daughter, Kathryn.
And Caroline Stratas lost her husband, Byron.
All three committed suicide.
To help prevent future tragedies, Cooper, Bayliss and Stratas, all Wilmington residents and members of a support group called Touched By Suicide, are encouraging others to learn more about depression and its sometimes devastating results.