{"id":4805,"date":"2025-08-13T10:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4805"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:07:04","slug":"just-days-after-the-sudden-death-of-brandon-blackstock-his-family-came-together-for-an-intimate-memorial-service-filled-with-tears-music-and-heartfelt-memories-among-the-most-moving-moments-came-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4805","title":{"rendered":"Just days after the sudden death of Brandon Blackstock, his family came together for an intimate memorial service filled with tears, music, and heartfelt memories. Among the most moving moments came from Remington \u201cRemy\u201d Blackstock, the young son of Kelly Clarkson and Brandon, who stood bravely to honor his late father."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"852\"><strong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"649\">A SON\u2019S WORDS THAT BROKE THE ROOM<\/strong><br data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"652\" \/>Guests say the church fell silent as 8-year-old Remy walked up to the microphone, holding a folded piece of paper in his small hands. With his mother Kelly kneeling beside him for support, he began:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"1018\">\n<p data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"1018\"><em data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"1016\">\u201cMy dad taught me how to fish, how to ride a bike, and how to never give up when things are hard. He said I should always take care of my sister\u2026 and I will.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"1018\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1SiI8z8TdYo\/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&amp;rs=AOn4CLC4CMwjqBAuKY2uwoSedvx3GFevkw\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson\u2019s SON | Brandon Blackstock Remembered Family Tribute After  Proud Death\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1194\">By the time he reached the final line \u2014\u00a0<em data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1127\">\u201cI love you, Dad, and I\u2019ll try to be the man you wanted me to be\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 even the strongest faces in the room were streaked with tears.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1199\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1495\"><strong data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1234\">A FAMILY\u2019S MUSICAL GOODBYE<\/strong><br data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1237\" \/>Following Remy\u2019s speech, Kelly Clarkson joined her children and Brandon\u2019s mother,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1336\">Reba McEntire<\/strong>, for a tender rendition of\u00a0<em data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1388\">\u201cBecause You Loved Me\u201d<\/em>. Kelly\u2019s voice cracked several times, with Reba reaching over to place a steadying hand on her shoulder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1495\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelly Clarkson\u2019s SON | Brandon Blackstock Remembered Family Tribute After Proud Death\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1SiI8z8TdYo\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1614\">Insiders say Kelly chose the song because it was one of Brandon\u2019s favorites, often played during family road trips.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1744\">\n<p data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1744\"><em data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1672\">\u201cIt was raw, it was unpolished, and it was perfect,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0one guest shared.\u00a0<em data-start=\"1691\" data-end=\"1742\">\u201cIt felt like they were singing directly to him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1749\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"2062\"><strong data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1784\">REMEMBERING A PROUD FATHER<\/strong><br data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1787\" \/>Friends close to the family say Brandon often spoke about how proud he was of his children, calling them his \u201cgreatest legacy.\u201d Even during his separation from Kelly, he remained actively involved in their lives, attending every school recital and cheering at soccer games.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"2062\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hgIbB66x0_4\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson's Ex Husband, Dead at - YouTube\" \/><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2067\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2091\"><strong data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2089\">FAN REACTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2301\">\n<li data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2144\">\n<p data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2144\"><em data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2142\">\u201cThat little boy\u2019s tribute just shattered me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2220\">\n<p data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2220\"><em data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2218\">\u201cKelly has been through so much\u2026 I hope her and the kids find peace.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2301\">\n<p data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2301\"><em data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2299\">\u201cReba and Kelly together at the funeral? That\u2019s love beyond family lines.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2306\" \/>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2544\">\n<p data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2544\">The memorial closed with the family releasing white balloons into the cold winter sky \u2014 each one carrying a handwritten note from the guests. As the balloons disappeared, Kelly whispered to her son,\u00a0<em data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2542\">\u201cHe\u2019s reading yours right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SON\u2019S WORDS THAT BROKE THE ROOMGuests say the church fell silent as 8-year-old Remy walked up to the microphone, holding a folded piece of paper in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4807,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4805\/revisions\/4807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}