richard p. rodriguez. is not the only child born into the family driven to suicide or to fatally overdose on drugs. over the past ten years around 30 have died including the actor river phoenix, whose family were once members. >> wow. when rick and i grew up together, we were born in the same country, the same hospital. my mother raised us both. and i just wanted to say that if it wasn't for my family and friends who have been there for me, i can't say that i wouldn't have killed myself a long time ago. >> rick was amazing in every way. for the time in my life that i got to share with him, i have so many memories from the first time we kissed to the first time we got our apartment. >> these are all his driver's licenses. i kept them all. him as a baby. that's what he looked like when i first met him. he went through a long-hair stage. he was quite skinny at the time. i always liked taking pictures of him. he would always get mad at me. but i am lucky now because i have all these pictures of him. >> rick wa