Thanks man, I'll look in to it.If he won't get counseling from a pro he could read some books that will help.
I recommend everything by Andy Andrews as a start. Grief counseling I'm not up to date on but Zig Zigler wrote a great book on it many years ago.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/080542745...-4-wl-ddt0_sce0_prc0_aapi0&ref=bit_scomp_sav0