Rain Will Bring Flowers: The Tabor Family

Welcome back to this week's episode of Louisiana Unfiltered.

September is Suicide Awareness Month, and unfortunately it has.

It's become an even bigger issue, but it's no longer something where it's taboo and that we can't talk about it.

And joining us in studio this week are Jordan and Lisa Tabor.

Thank you guys for joining us.

Thank you so much for having us.

You guys started a nonprofit in honor of your son.

I want to first start off talking about who your son was, what happened to him, and how you got to starting a nonprofit.

So tell me about your son, Owen.

Sure.

You know, Owen was wildly popular.

He was never bullied.

He came from a very stable home.

where he was loved and supported in every way, a home with tons of resources, and a home that is grounded in faith.

And I just share that so that your listeners understand that if a kid like Owen could fall victim to suicide, then I really feel like all of our kids are at risk.

And we just couldn't let our family tragedy go to waste.

We had to find a way to transform our pain into purpose and just make sure that no other family has to walk in our shoes.

so can you break down what did happen with owen

so the um on april 20 29 2023 owen suicided um the morning that morning um he was a 15 year old kid sophomore year in high school um he went to st michael high school um and like jordan said you know he he You know, he was social and, you know, fun and funny.

And he, you know, was dealing with stresses that every kid deals with, you know.

And so, yeah, we didn't think that, you know, that this was our kid and this would happen to our kid.

You know, Owen was a kid that you just didn't worry about.

He was on autopilot.

He was involved.

And, you know, I just think that stresses and being hard on yourself, you know, it might have got to him.