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求援事宜如下：

麦克斯•王（Dabney，2019）于2019年9月20日自杀，距离他22岁生日33天。他三个月前才从加州理工学院毕业。在他的家庭中，只有他的母亲詹妮弗·徐（Jennifer Xu）他的外祖父母威廉·徐（William Xu）幸存下来，因为他的弟弟今年早些时候自杀了。

我是他最好的朋友。我知道麦克斯是个关心别人的人。当别人受伤时，他会在那里倾听。当我想联系某人时，他就在我身边。他从不拒绝那些需要帮助或建议的人。他也很少对任何人说坏话，总是拥抱新来的人。但当他最需要帮助的时候，我没能报答他。这就是为什么詹妮弗和我想通过减少精神疾病的耻辱和支持那些因自杀而失去亲人的人来进一步继承他的遗产。

我们计划用三种不同的方式来支出收益。首先，我们将把这笔钱用于支付丧葬和火葬费用。由于我们的救世主路德教会的慷慨，这不会过分。我们还计划帮助詹妮弗支付生活费，因为她从得克萨斯州搬到洛杉矶地区定居。最后，我们将把大部分收入捐给专门从事心理健康和外展活动的慈善机构。詹妮弗还计划成立自己的组织，以减少年轻人寻求专业精神帮助的耻辱。我正在与加州理工学院学生事务部的许多人联系，我们正计划设法改善加州理工学院的支持网络，以增加获得资源的机会，打破污名，并降低将来发生此类悲剧的风险。

如果你不能为这项事业捐款，你也可以在其他方面提供帮助。你可以看看你有段时间没联系过的朋友，看看他们怎么样。你可以让你的朋友去看心理医生，如果他们犹豫不决的话，你也可以提出去。如果你感到悲伤、不适或沮丧，你也可以联系你的朋友和家人，然后真诚地讨论你的感受。最后，你可以做一个好的倾听者和一个有同情心的人。这是麦克斯想要的。

谢谢您，

（英文）Max Wang (Dabney, 2019), took his own life on September 20, 2019. He was 22 years and 33 days old. He had graduated from the California Institute of Technology only 3 months ago. In his family, he is survived by only his mother, Jennifer Xu, and his maternal grandparents, as his brother had taken his own life earlier this year.

I was his best friend. I know that Max was a caring soul who was always there for others. When others were hurting, he would be there to listen. When I wanted to reach out to someone, he was right by my side. He never turned down those who wanted help or advice. He also rarely had a bad word to say about anyone and always embraced newcomers. But when he needed help the most, I failed to return the favor. This is why Jennifer and I want to further his legacy by reducing the stigma of mental illness and supporting those who have lost their loved ones due to suicide.

We are planning on spending the proceeds in 3 different ways. Firstly, we will spend the money to help cover funeral and cremation costs. Due to the generosity of Our Savior Lutheran Church, this will not be excessive. We are also planning to help Jennifer cover living expenses as she settles in the LA area after moving from Texas. Lastly, we will be donating the bulk of the proceeds to charities that specialize in mental health and outreach programs. Jennifer is also planning to start her own organization to reduce the stigma of seeking professional mental help in young adults. I am in contact with many people at Caltech Student Affairs, and we are planning on figuring out ways to improve the Caltech support network to increase access to resources, break down stigma, and lower the risk that such a tragedy will occur in the future.

If you cannot contribute money to this cause, you can help in other ways as well. You can check on friends who you haven’t heard from in a while, just to see how they are doing. You can refer your friends to a therapist, and offer to go as well if they are hesitant. You can also reach out to your friends and family if you are feeling sad, unwell, or depressed, then honestly discuss your feelings. Finally, you can help just by being a good listener and a compassionate being. It’s what Max would have wanted.

Thank you,

Max Wang 后事援助基金会捐款链接于此

Max Wang的母亲詹妮弗·徐（Jennifer Xu）他的外祖父母威廉·徐（William Xu）感谢辞如下：

Hello everyone,

Thank you very much to all who have donated! I was completely blown away that we even reached our goal, let alone in the first few hours that we posted! We are so proud of the Caltech community!

In the coming days, we will be highlighting what charities we are planning on supporting and how we are spending the money.

Again, thank you for your support, both for Jennifer, and towards your own communities.

Best regards,
William and Jennifer（王同学基金会设立者）