Singer/writer Phil Ochs in 1975. One-year later when he was 35, he took his own life. His father was a WWII vet. He battled PTSD and bipolar disorder and died at 53 of cerebral hemorrhage. Both were good men who dealt with significant problems, and, over time, succumbed to a heavy life. Many were left behind who loved them, missed them and wished they could have helped—somehow.