Jake Flint, here with widow Brenda, was killed on his wedding night
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We're supposed to be looking through our wedding photos — but instead, I'm choosing clothes I'll have to bury my husband in. No human should feel so much pain."
Jake Flint leaves wife, Brenda. She says: "I just don't get it."
With these heartbreak words, Brenda Flint said goodbye to her husband, Jake Flint († 37). Tragic: The country singer from Tulsa (US state of Oklahoma) died in his sleep just a few hours after the wedding.
The son of an oil worker only lived to be 37
As per several media reports, the couple said yes on Saturday. Fellow musician Mike Hosty played at the celebration. He reported it was pouring rain – but that didn't cause a bad mood. "I still have mud in my old van, but it was a fun wedding," the one-man band said.
Then on Sunday, the shocking news of Jake Flint's sudden death. Widow Brenda grieved on Facebook: "My heart was ripped out of my chest, and I need him back. I can not stand it."
The manager of the deceased, Brenda Cline, recognized the son of an oil worker as a funny daredevil with a million friends and fans: "I loved him like a son." Numerous musicians said goodbye to the regional artist online. The exact cause of death has not yet been determined.
Widow Brenda: "I just don't get it."
A video on the net shows how happy Jake Flint and his wife were right after the wedding: The groom dances around his Brenda, who is dressed all in white. She had published the clip and only wrote: "I just don't understand it."
The singer-songwriter was inspired by the Foo Fighters and Nirvana
Influenced by bands such as Foo Fighters and Nirvana, the singer-songwriter has released several albums throughout his career. His most famous songs are "Hurry Up, and Wait," "Long Road Back Home," "What's Your Name?" and "Cowtown."
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