Man's suicide note leads his mother on a mission

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Justina Glover, seen Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, has spent the past six months on a mission to figure out how the system failed her son, Navy veteran Jamel Glover, who committed suicide earlier this year.

Man's suicide note leads his mother on a mission
By Mike Hixenbaugh
The Virginian-Pilot
© August 10, 2014

PORTSMOUTH

Jamel Glover had a handwritten letter in his back pocket the day police found his body dangling from a telephone pole. The note was folded and stuffed in an envelope, tucked in between a lottery ticket and a tattered bus schedule.

Justina Glover fell to the ground and bawled as officers slid her firstborn into a black bag that chilly February morning. Most nights since then, she has been haunted by the image of her son hanging from a wire. But during the day, it's his letter that dominates her thoughts.

The 181 words he scribbled on a sheet of notebook paper set her on a desperate mission to confront the demons that drove her son to his death - and to expose the people she believes allowed it to happen.

This much she already knew: Jamel struggled to adjust after leaving the Navy in 2006, but the 34-year-old seemed to find purpose raising his two daughters and working on old cars.