Photo: Mattie Selecman/Facebook; Getty Images
The families of Samuel Benton “Ben” Selecman, Alan Jackson’s son-in-law, are asking for emotional support afterhis unexpected death at 28.
In astatement shared via the country superstar’s websiteon Thursday, the Jackson and Selecman families said they “ask for — and appreciate — prayers during this difficult time.”
Selecman, who married Jackson’s oldest daughter Mattie last October, died on Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Florida, after suffering “severe traumatic head injuries in a fall,” according to the statement.
TheMiami Heraldreported that Selecman, an assistant district attorney for Davidson County in Tennessee, was on a boat dock andhelping a woman onto a boatwhen he slipped and fell.
The Jackson family in 2017.Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum
Mattie previously opened up about their relationship toSouthern Bride, after their fairytale wedding. The couple both lived in Nashville and wed in Franklin, Tennessee.
“Ben will tell you we first met at a mutual friends’ wedding, but I just remember dancing with a cute guy and never thinking about him after,” Mattie shared withSouthern Bride. “We reconnected two years later while he spent a summer clerking for a judge in Nashville during law school. He asked me out and I said no, but he didn’t give up.”
“He pursued me until I finally saw the handsome, outgoing, Godly guy I needed. After deciding we were meant for forever, he took me on a picnic on the Old Historic Natchez Trace, where we enjoyed incredible wine, cheese, dancing, and the most romantic proposal,” Mattie told the publication.
Ben Selecman/Facebook
The Office of the District Attorney General of Nashville Davidson Countyhonored Selecmanon their Facebook page, writing, “Assistant District Attorney Samuel Benton ‘Ben’ Selecman 1990-2018.”
“Thank you for your service, your kindness, compassion, and for the laughs and memories,” the office added.
source: people.com
