Brandon Blackstock, a former talent manager and rodeo producer, died of melanoma at age 48 on Thursday, August 7. His family and friends have shared emotional tributes in the days since his passing.
Savannah Blackstock Lee, Brandon’s 23-year-old daughter, posted a heartfelt message on Instagram on Tuesday, August 19. “I lost a piece of my heart and my favorite Cowboy, but Heaven gained an angel,” she wrote. Savannah, who is expecting another child with her husband, Quentin Lee, shared that her father “never fell short of making my dreams come true.” She also noted that in the six months before his death, their relationship became “centered in Jesus.”
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Brandon Blackstock’s brother, Shelby, also paid tribute to him. On Friday, August 8, Shelby, 35, wrote on Instagram, “Words cannot begin to capture the tremendous loss our family has endured. Yesterday, we lost a brother, a father, a grandfather, and a son.”
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Country music star Reba McEntire, who was Brandon’s stepmother, also shared her own tribute on Instagram on Tuesday, August 12. “Last week, my stepson/oldest son Brandon Blackstock went home to be with God,” she wrote. “His struggle is over and he is in eternal peace in God’s presence.”
Brandon Blackstock had four children: Savannah, 23, and Seth, 18, with his ex-wife Melissa Ashworth; and River, 11, and Remington, 9, with his ex-wife Kelly Clarkson.
