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Reba McEntire<\/a>‘s son Shelby Blackstock remembered his half-brother on Friday, admitting that the reality of Brandon Blackstock<\/a>‘s death hits fresh every single day.<\/p>\n Shelby and Brandon Blackstock share a father in Narvel Blackstock, Reba’s ex-husband. “It\u2019s been one year since we lost you, a void that can never be filled,” Shelby writes on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n The long message on social media is a symbol of how close the two men were, despite an age gap. Actually, photos shared by Shelby indicate the age gap is what drew them close.<\/p>\n “I\u2019ll do my best to pass along everything you taught me,” he says, before taking a playful dig at his older half-bro.<\/p>\n Blackstock’s\u00a0illness didn’t\u00a0become public until Aug. 6, when Clarkson shared that she was canceling dates in Las Vegas to be present for her children during a difficult time.<\/p>\n“It still doesn\u2019t feel real. Sometimes it feels like we\u2019re all just busy and overdue for a catch-up call. Then reality hits all over again. It\u2019s a painful reminder every single day.”<\/q><\/p>\n
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