Back in 2008 the leading gymnastics blogs were Perfect 10, Difficulty + Execution and Gymblog.
The most visionary blogger, however, I felt, was Aleksas Trotter.
more photos on MySpace
On April 19, 2008 Aleksas Trotter committed suicide.
He was medically depressed.
Blythe Lawrence of Gymblog posted a touching tribute.
His death was a big loss to the blogosphere. This guy was super talented for his age, a pioneering montage maker who inspired many others to start. And to explore the darker side of the sport.
His videos (over 300,000 views) are still up on YouTube – gymkingdiesel channel.
Here’s a sample. Click PLAY or watch Toy Soldier montage on YouTube.
New to me is a video tribute posted by his father on the original Aleksas.com blog, left otherwise as it was the day he died.
Click through to the link above if you’d like to see it.
Rest in peace, Lex.
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This story is incomplete.
“Suicide is NEVER the answer,
getting help is the answer.”
http://www.suicide.org/
http://www.afsp.org/
“Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline”
Thanks for posting this. He added so much to the gymnastics community. He’s been missed. I’d never seen the tribute from his father. It was absolutely beautiful.
Thanks Rick for this post. Lex was a true visionary with such a deep passion for the sport. He will never be forgotten.
I didn’t realize he killed himself. Guess that makes how obnoxious Matt Estler, Ingrid , Danafan and Abomb were to him that more obnoxious. I hope you are proud Ingrid.
I’d bet those folks were the least of his problems.
You are clueless about how suicide works sheregymrag. Big problems are not always the cause. It all adds up and Ingrid was pretty bad to him.
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