Long Enough

After 92 years, this guy decided he'd lived long enough:

A 92-year-old man who jumped from a ninth-floor balcony to his death this morning has been identified as Floyd Snyder of Daytona Beach.

According to a police report, Snyder called the front desk of his residence in the Daytona Beach Ocean Towers and said he was going to jump.

A building employee went to Snyder's apartment and told him that she had his newspaper in an effort to get him to open the door. Housekeeping and maintenance staff tried to use their master key to get in, but couldn't because the door had been bolted shut.

Police were called shortly before 8 a.m. After Snyder jumped, a locksmith opened the door.

Daytona Beach police found a step-stool on the balcony, but did not find a suicide note.

I wonder what sent the poor man over the edge. (No pun intended, seriously.)

Was he terminally ill and unwilling to fight the ailment any longer? Did his great love passed away or, possibly, leave him for another man? Or was he overcome with sadness after the holiday season -- remembering the loss of so many friends and relatives over the years?

More musings on this topic, later.

Elderly man jumps from condo balcony, dies [Orlando Sentinel]