Brandon Blackstock was in a happy relationship prior to his death, his obituary reveals. The talent manager, who died on Aug. 7, was eulogized in an obituary shared online that gave a special shoutout to Brittney Marie Jones,

Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, died from skin cancer three years after being diagnosed. Dan Hollis, the coroner for Silver Bow County in Montana, confirmed Blackstock had died from melanoma in a Monday statement to People magazine. The manner of death was natural causes.