Missing actor Andrew Koenig has been found dead.  He committed suicide this month in Vancouver, British Columbia after a long battle with depression.

Best known as “Boner” in the 1980’s sitcom “Growing Pains,” he has been as a funny, passionate and multi-talented young man.  Andrew’s TV roles consisted of NonSeNse, InAlienable, The Theory of Everything, Batman: Dead End, and on TV in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”, “G.I. Joe”, “My Two Dads”, “21 Jump Street”, “My Sister Sam”, and “Adam-12”. He edited over a dozen films and directed, produced, and wrote many others.

A committed activist his whole life, Andrew was best known to those who knew and loved him as a compassionate and ethical man who lived according to his conscience.

Andrew’s disappearance caused a worldwide campaign of support and search efforts by those who were lucky to be his friends and by those whose lives he touched. 

Andrew died in his favorite city, filled with friends, in a park he loved.

It is the hope of this blog post that others see the signs of depression and do something about it.  As Andrew’s dad said today in the press conference regarding his son’s body being discovered, “My son took his own life.  If your one of those people who feel they can’t handle it any more, if you can learn anything from this: it’s that there are people out there who really care. You might not think so…but there are people who really, really care. And before you take that final decision, check it out again…talk to somebody. And for those families who have members who they fear are susceptible to this kind of behavior, don’t ignore it, don’t rationalize it. Extend a hand.”

On behalf of everyone involved with Starship Farragut, our thoughts and prayers are with the Koenig family and Andrew’s friends during this difficult time.