Oregon man killed while on x-country walk against bullying in memory of his gay son

[cali]

who killed himself.

this is just so damned heartbreaking. Shine on Mr. Bell and Jadin. You will not be forgotten

An Oregon dad who began walking across the country to spread awareness about bullying after his teenage son committed suicide was struck and killed by a tractor trailer this week in Colorado.

Joseph Bell, 48 — whose 15-year-old son, Jadin, hanged himself earlier this year after relentless bullying because he was gay — was cut down by the big rig while walking along the shoulder of U.S. 40 in Kit Carson on Wednesday, ABC News reported.

Colorado State Patrol told the news station that the driver, Kenneth Raven, 49, fell asleep at the wheel before the truck swerved off the road and hit Bell.

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“I’ve been crying all day,” Ann Clark, who met Bell along his journey in Utah, told KUTV. “He was doing something so important and now he won’t be able to finish that walk.”

Bell was walking to New York City, where his son wished one day to live among people who wouldn’t judge him, according to the father’s website.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/oregon-man-killed-walkacross-country-raise-awareness-dead-son-struggle-bullying-article-1.1482604#ixzz2hdKRBBRE

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Devastatingly sad.

[gopiscrap]

2. OMG poor guy may he RIP!

[NYC_SKP]

4. Makes me long to believe in an afterlife for both of them.

That they might at long last be together again.

[NMDemDist2]

3. horrible

just horrible.

[BeyondGeography]

5. Heartbreaking

[cali]

6. kick. this man and his son deserve more attention

[marble falls]

7. Sad, sad, sad. Rest in peace.

[dsc]

8. I posted this Thursday evening

but am glad to see it getting more attention. Purely heartbreaking.

[Sissyk]

9. How very sad!

Thanks for posting.

[Jefferson23]

10. Too sad, omg, the poor man. Someone may finish the walk for him and his son.

RIP