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Suicide spotlights depression in workplace

MENTAL HEALTH An ebullient immigrant to the US who became successful in the auto business shocked many people when he hanged himself. His death has focused attention on the pervasive, costly problem of depression

By Micheline Maynard  /  NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , DETROIT

Republican officials sent flowers to his funeral, while President Bush and his father sent letters of condolence. Engler later led a memorial service on Mackinac Island, where Republican governors had gathered.

Wiping away tears, Engler called Prechter "the quintessential American, a great American dreamer."

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