This life is making a mark it is everywhere, new tributes and people just feeling empty. You are your brother’s keeper. Watch out for your strong friends. RIP beautiful soul her picture she posted is seems so peaceful. But she was about to leap to her death. Nothing should have been that bad. She would not have aged as she thought and money would not have been a factor. Depression is real and black people should have the mind set to get help.
The father of the young beauty queen who leaped to her death from a Manhattan high-rise Sunday morning said his daughter was “pure,” didn’t use drugs or alcohol, and that it was likely some kind of depression that led her to take her own life.
“She was pure, she didn’t take any kind of drugs or prescription medication,” a man who identified himself as Rodney Kryst, 62, told The Post from his home in Charlotte, NC, Tuesday. “She never had any kind of substance abuse problem.”
Said Kryst, “I think it had a lot to do with family dysfunction, but it will be a while before we can talk more. She was sad.”
Rodney Kryst is a Polish American former bodybuilder. He and her mother, April Simpkins, a human resources executive, split up when Cheslie was young and her mother remarried. Rodney and April had four children together.
“Today is a special day to show appreciation to all the fathers and father figures who have made our lives special,” Kryst said in a video she posted on her social media about her father on Father’s Day in 2020.
“My dad introduced me to athletics. He took my siblings and me to the track every weekend when we were young when we didn’t want to. And he told us endless stories of his bodybuilding days.”
She also gave props to her stepfather and said both men inspired her.
On Monday, Cheslie’s grandfather, Gary Simpkins, said the family was reeling from the loss.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
.After Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst died by suicide over the weekend, Imani Gandy joins the show to discuss mental health and how we can get rid of the stigma.
