The Beckley Register-Herald reports that the family of a Baptist minister who committed suicide two weeks after his anesthesia was botched during surgery has settled  a wrongful death lawsuit with the anesthesiologist. The West Virginia man reportedly remained awake and aware for 16 minutes of an operation which included the removal of his gallbladder. The anesthesiologist had administered a paralytic agent which rendered the man incapable of moving or communicating, but failed to administer the anesthesia that would have allowed him to sleep through the operation. The minister exhibited psychiatric symptoms including sleeplessness and fear of being alone for two weeks following the mishap. He then committed suicide. According to the Beckley Register-Herald, the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.