Chester Bennington's wife shares heartbreaking family photo taken days before his death
Chester Bennington, the frontman of the alternative rock band Linkin Park, died in an apparent suicide. The musician was found in a private residence on the morning of July 20, what would have been the late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell’s 53rd birthday. The Linkin Park musician performed at the funeral for Cornell, who died by suicide in May. “You have inspired me in many ways you could never have known,” Bennington wrote in part in a moving tribute shared on Twitter after Cornell’s death. Bennington was 41 and leaves behind a wife and six children from two marriages.
Chester Bennington’s widow, Talinda, has shared a serene yet heartbreaking photo of the Linkin Park frontman with his family only days before he took his own life.
The 41-year-old musician, who struggled with depression and substance abuse, died by hanging July 20. He left behind his wife and six children.
On Thursday, Talinda Bennington posted a photo on Twitter of the family together. “This was days b4 my husband took his own life,” she wrote. “Suicidal thoughts were there, but you’d. Never know. #f—depression.”
In a previous tweet, she said those who want to help in her husband’s memory should donate to the One More Light Fund, which was established by Linkin Park’s charity, Music For Relief.