70 year old CO commits suicide on the job

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that 

"A 70-year-old corrections officer died by suicide Monday after shooting himself with his service weapon at a Huntsville prison, officials said."

First of all my heart goes out to this man, his family and all of his fellow Corrections Officers.

While the article doesn't give a reason why, this raises the question. Why was he still working as a CO at 70?

CO's have a very high rate of PTSD. It is a job that is stressful and makes you constatntly hyper-vigilant.

It's a job that often requires you to be in physical altercations with men often younger than you.

In Minnesota Corrections Officers can retire at 55 because of all of the aforementioned reasons.

There is life after Corrections. A good one. If you are 55 or older get out and enjoy the day.
Don't sink in the stress of the job.