A 29 YEAR-OLD SANTA CRUZ HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT AND SERVICEMAN DIED RECENTLY AT HIS HOME IN MONTANA. SERVICES WILL BE HELD TODAY (IN MONTANA) FOR BRANDON K SLACK, AND A LOCAL MEMORIAL HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT GARFIELD PARK (IN SANTA CRUZ) NOVEMBER 10TH.
AS A SENIOR AT SANTA CRUZ HIGH SCHOOL, SLACK SHINED IN FOOTBALL AND TRACK, BREAKING A SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 400-METER RACE BACK IN 2002. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER, FATHER, SISTER, AND A DAUGHTER.