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Father of two sons lost to death by own action ends leadership of youth foundation
Denver tale follows Les Franklin who founded the Shaka Franklin Foundation after his first son Shaka killed himself. A decade later his younger son Jamon, 31, died by carbon monoxide poisoning in a four car garage at the family home. Franklin steps away from the foundation amid grief while experts note the rarity and pain of multiple familial suicides.
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Denver
Les Franklin
Shaka Franklin
Jamon
Air Force
IBM
Congress
Franklin
Shaka
Thomas Jefferson High School
Jamon Franklin
Morehouse College
Atlanta
Shaka Inner City Edge
Shaka Foundation
Earleen Reed
Terry Patton
Patton
Franklins
Marianne Franklin
Dale Emme
Yellow Ribbon
Emme
Robert Gebbin
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention