Cliff Baxter, born in Amityville, N.Y., was a Texas millionaire. He had a $700,000 house, a 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500 sedan, a 72 ft Yacht named Tranquility, a wife and two kids. He set up a charity for kids with diabetes and cancer. He was vice chairman for Enron and helped protect his employees from Enrons cutthroat culture. He tried to do the right thing, but was dragged into the glare. He was subpoenaed to testify before Congress. He had to chose between him or his friends. The pressure was getting to him and his friends from his yacht club noticed it. After all the thought and stress, he finally chose to take his own life. He got in his $80,000 Mercedes, drove to a median strip in Sugar Land, Texas, turned the engine off, locked the doors and shot himself in the head with a .38 revolver. When he was found, there was a suicide note pointing to the problems at Enron.
It's too bad that a company can affect a person's life in such a horrible way.
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