Bah, I call suicide.

I guess the poor guy had all the reasons for it.
More will follow, be so sure.

This will be a very interesting one to follow. Having personal experience with suicide I can assure you there are signs that a person can see. Sadly many times people don't realize the signs until after the person has ended his or her life, but they are there!

I can't help but wonder...a) was it REALLY suicide...and b) what was going on that was so bad he took his life

Hopefully we will get more info. One thing for sure though, generally a suicide is not well reported on out of respect for the suffering family. I just am not prepared to accept this at face value. Too many otherwise healthy people have taken their lives under dubious circumstances in positions of power.