The Woodlands College Park High School Assistant Swim Coach David James wants people who are considering suicide to know there are people who care.

“There are people out there that love you, and whose lives would be torn apart without you,” said James, a resident of Jacob’s Reserve. “Talk to a friend, a teacher, a counselor, an assistant principal. Get help. Don’t give in to those thoughts.”

James lost his only son, 13-year-old Peyton, to suicide Oct. 13.

“By the time his mother found him, he wasn’t breathing and had no heartbeat,” James said. “She called 911 and began CPR. As emergency responders arrived, they continued the CPR; and after 25 minutes were able to restore his heartbeat.”

But, unfortunately, he was not breathing on his own and was taken to a nearby hospital in Round Rock, near his home, where they inserted a breathing tube. click here for complete story