Son-in-Law of Country Star Alan Jackson Dies in Accident

The son-in-law of country music star Alan Jackson died of traumatic brain injury on Sept. 12, after an unfortunate accident on a boating dock in Florida.

Samuel Benton “Ben” Selecman, 28, an assistant Davidson County district attorney in Nashville, died in Jupiter, Florida, the Miami Herald reported. Selecman was helping a lady to step onto a boat when he slipped and struck his head on the dock, causing severe brain injury.

Selecman was hospitalized but the injuries were not survivable.

Selecman was married to country singer Alan Jackson’s oldest daughter, Mattie Jackson, also 28. The couple married in October 2017, according to Southern Bride, and had thus been together for less than a year.

On his website, Alan Jackson posted, “The Jackson and Selecman families ask for—and appreciate—prayers during this difficult time.”

Outdoorsman and Rising Star in His Profession

Ben Selecman had a bright future at the District Attorney’s office, according to Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk, who told The Tennessean, “He was really a rising star and I’m sick that we lost him, but I’m grateful for every day that he worked for us because he was great.”

Funk went on to say he was “thankful for every day that Ben had the opportunity to serve the people of Davidson County. Our prayers are with Ben’s family. He will be truly missed.”

Selecman was a native of Knoxville, Tennesse. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus, and earned his law degree at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, according to the Alan Jackson website.

When not preparing cases, Selecman loved to go hunting and fishing, often with his wife. For their honeymoon, the pair went on a safari to Africa, where they hunted for 12 hours a day, Southern Bride reported.

Selecman’s Facebook page is replete with pictures of him—and occasionally his wife—posing with game taken on outings.

The couple also enjoyed good food and fine wines. On the days during their honeymoon not spent hunting, they sampled the best restaurants and explored the vineyards of Western Cape and Hemel-En-Aarde in South Africa.

Mattie Selecman had owned and operated a restaurant called Salt and Vine in Nashville, Tennessee, which closed its doors in June 2018.

From NTD.tv