He was married with two children. His daughter, Callie, was teaching in front of 250 college students when she got the call. Her father had killed himself. It was August 24, six days after hackers exposed the names of millions of people who had signed up for Ashley Madison, the notorious site for those seeking affairs. Gibson’s name was on the list.His wife, Christi, discovered her husband’s body.
According to CNN Money, the pastor’s wife Christi found him dead at their home August 24. “It was a moment that life doesn’t prepare you for,” Christi told CNN. “How do you tell your kids that their dad is gone and that he took his own life?” The couple has two grown children.Christi also told CNN Gibson left a suicide note apologizing — she didn’t say specifically what for, but the note did mention Ashley Madison. She also said her husband had struggled with addiction and depression in the past.
Gibson was due to teach classes at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary the day after his death, but since the Seminary’s president announced Gibson’s death on Twitter, students and other teachers have been mourning him on Facebook.
