. >> it all began back in 1998 when a 26-year-old local firefighter by the name of sam dreher met the love of his life danielle laborvo. >> they were the ideal young couple, they held hands, looked at each other dreamily over dinner. he seemed crazy about her. >> sam's older sister cindy lutz was thrilled when she found out sam had a serious new girlfriend. what was your first impression? >> she was really sweet. she seemed crazy about him. she liked the outdoors and liked to travel. they had a lot in common. >> so it came as no surprise when sam announced he was ready to pop the question. as for how he proposed, the firefighter didn't disappoint. >> he had hired a sand sculptor to build a rather large sand sculpture of a treasure chest and then he it placed the engagement ring in the box. >> so there was some real pirate booty in there? >> right. he pulled the ring out, got down and proposed to her. >> sam's a romantic. >> isn't he. >> the newlyweds would become equally successful at work. sam quickly climbed the fire department ladder rising to the rank of lieutenant at the young ag

illness overwhelmed his son. >> dreher: there you go, chris. >> pelley: chris dreher's family, nearoulder, was devoted to his care. psychologists, psychiatrists, medication-- but chris was tortured by anxiety. >> dreher: he worked at a place and he bought a pistol from one of his co-workers. his long-term psychologist said that he should not have any guns because he had suicidal ideation at that point. so we took 'em away, took it away and locked it up. but then he started telling me that, well, he could just go out and buy another one. >> pelley: and so, you were faced with the reality that he could ha ge >> dreher: yes. i made a deal with him. i said, "i'll give you the guns back, but you have to let me put trigger locks on the guns, and i'll have the keys. and he found a way to get 'iem off. and one-- one night, you know, when he was having some issues, apartments. and... and he committed suicide that night. >> pelley: how old was he? >> dreher: 20. >> pelley: 20. >> dreher: 20. 20-years-old. >> pelley: suicides-- and memories of massacres including columbine and the aurora theat