The family of Alan Jackson asks for prayers after the death of his son-in-law at 28

Families of Samuel Benton "Ben" Selecman, Alan Jackson's son-in-law, ask for emotional support after his unexpected death at 28.

In a statement released Thursday on the country's superstar website, the Jackson and Selecman families said they "ask – and enjoy – prayers during this difficult time."

Selecman, who married Jackson's eldest daughter Mattie last October, died Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Florida, after suffering "severe traumatic head injuries during a fall," the statement said.

the Miami Herald said that Selecman, a deputy attorney for Davidson County in Tennessee, was on a dock and was helping a woman on a boat when he slipped and fell.

He is survived by his wife, parents, brother Cole and sister-in-law Morgan.

Mattie has already talked about their relationship with South Brideafter their fairy tale wedding. The couple lived in Nashville and married in Franklin, Tennessee.

"Ben will tell you that we met for the first time at a joint friends wedding, but I just remember dancing with a cute guy and never thinking about him afterwards," shared Mattie. South Bride. "We reconnected two years later while spending a summer working for a judge in Nashville while studying law. He asked me out and I said no, but he did not give up.

"He pursued me until I finally saw the handsome, outgoing, pious guy I needed." After deciding that we were made forever, he took me on a picnic on the Old Historic Natchez Trace, where we enjoyed incredible wines, cheese, dances and the most romantic proposal ", said Mattie.

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The Nashville Davidson County Attorney General's Office paid tribute to Selecman on his Facebook page, writing: "Assistant District Attorney, Samuel Benton, Ben 'Selecman 1990-2018".

"Thank you for your service, your kindness, your compassion and for the laughs and the memories," added the office.

In a statement obtained by Taste of the countryDistrict Attorney's Office Saddened to Announce the Death of Assistant DA Ben Selecman … Glen Funk District Attorney stated that the Office of the Prosecutor was grateful for each day that Ben had the opportunity to serve Davidson residents Country. Our prayers are with Ben's family. He will be missed.