Susan Devereaux and Amber Jacin, the mother-daughter team who own and operate Guido’s Pizza Pasta Panini, plan to close the restaurant for a little more than a month beginning Saturday.
Devereaux said the restaurant will close to allow her and Jacin necessary time to grieve and heal after the March 2016 suicide of son and brother Cully Wilkin, who served as chef at the restaurant.
“It’s been incredibly difficult to come to work. We’re closing for our own healing. We haven’t had the chance to heal since he left us,” Devereaux said.
The restaurant will be closed through the end of January, at which time Devereaux and Jacin plan to reassess and determine if the closure might be extended.
Devereaux said the three worked together for years. “Coming here every day has not helped us heal,” she said.
Devereaux will post a sign on the door of Guido’s explaining the closure.
“We lost a brother, son, friend and chef in March 2016. With the loss of Cully, we not only lost a piece of our hearts but a piece of Guido’s went with him,” the sign reads.
“It has been extremely difficult to come in day to day and feel the loss so deeply. We have done it, putting our grieving aside for our wonderful employees and our supportive customers.
“And so it has come to a point that we must take some time to heal.”
parmijo@durangoherald.com
Suicide prevention resources
Help for people having suicidal thoughts or for those who fear a person is considering suicide can be found from these sources:
Axis Health System:
24-hour hotline at 247-5245.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
(800) 273-TALK (8255) or text “TALK” to 741741.
RED Nacional de Prevención Del Suicidio:
(888) 628-9454.
National Crisis text Hotline:
741741
Fort Lewis College Counseling Center:
247-7212.
Boys Town Hotline:
(800) 448-3000.
Safe2Tell Colorado:
(877) 542-7233 or online at
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Colorado Crisis Support Line:
(844) 493-8255 or text “TALK” to 38255 or online at
www.coloradocrisisservices.org
to access a live chat available in 17 languages. The line has mental-health professionals available to talk to adults or youths about any crisis, 24 hours a day.
Trevor Project:
(866) 488-7386. Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth via online chat, text or phone.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:
Colorado chapter information available at
https://afsp.org/chapter/afsp-colorado
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For Men:
A website for adult men contemplating suicide, who often are unwilling to seek help, is available at
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Second Wind Fund:
(720) 962-0706. This is not a crisis hotline, but the fund is available to youths who face social or financial barriers to crisis counseling. The organization requires a referral by a school counselor or mental-health professional.
