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19 Dec 2013

Husband Dies While On Dream Vacation His Wife Had Won On Ellen Degeneres' Show

 

Tragedy has struck The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Cos what started out as a trip of a lifetime won by one of her fans on her show tragically ended with the fan's husband plunging to his death from a plane in Australia.

According to reports, Cherilyn McGraw won a trip for two to Australia on "Ellen" last January. 
But she and her husband, Gunnery Sgt. Brandon McGraw, redeemed the trip last week and went skydiving together on Saturday, Dec. 14.

Cherilyn made a tandem jump, but Brandon was experienced and followed by jumping solo. Unfortunately, approximately 300 feet from the ground, Brandon's parachute suddenly caused him to
turn radically right and left and he crashed to the ground. 
He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Broken hearted Cherilyn posted this message on Facebook with photos of her smiling husband inside the plane before the jump, saying:
"My hero. My angel.  These are truly such symbolic photos.  He was happy and doing what he loved."
They had been married for just 2 years.
   
Final photo: This image shows McGraw just minutes before he exited the plane during a skydive that ended with his death
Final photo: This image shows McGraw just minutes before he exited the plane during a skydive that ended with his death

 

Dream prize: This past January, Cherilyn McGraw (far right) went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and won a trip for two to Australia after stuffing the most balls into a bag (pictured)
Dream prize: The day Cherilyn McGraw (far right) won the trip for two on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after stuffing the most balls into a bag (pictured)
Grief-stricken: Cherilyn remembered her late husband as her 'hero' and 'angel' in a touching Facebook post
Cherilyn and hubby
 
Ellen DeGeneres; Cherilyn McGraw
Ellen

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