Two months after Brandon Blackstock died at the age of 48, Reba McEntire opened up about her sweet connection with her former stepson.

The Voice coach called her and Blackstock’s relationship “precious” in an interview with People published on Tuesday, October 21. “I absolutely loved that child. He came into my life, I guess he was 4 years old,” she shared. “Then when Narvel and I got married, he was 13, 14.”

McEntire was married to Brandon’s father, Narvel Blackstock , from 1989 to 2015. Brandon was one of three kids Narvel shared with his ex-wife Elisa Gayle Ritter, including daughters Chassidy and Shawna. McEntire welcomed her own son with Narvel, Shelby, in 1990.

“Along with his mom and dad, I helped raise him, along with [step kids] Shawna and Chassidy,” McEntire told t

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