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Family hosts ‘FUNeral’ for 500 guests after dad dies suddenly, featuring paints, music and more to honor him Brandon Young died two weeks after suffering from a brain stem stroke By Brittany Kasko Fox News Published June 4, 2024 1:51pm EDT Facebook Twitter Flipboard Comments Print Email Fox News Flash top headlines for June 4 Fox News Flash top headlines arehere. Checkout what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A family grieved the loss of an importantmember by hosting a party in his honor — named a "FUNeral." Katie Young, a mom of three from Mesa, Arizona, recently lost her 39-year-old husband, Brandon Young. He had a hemorrhagic stroke on his brain stem on May 3, 2024, as a result of high blood pressure — something Katie Young told Fox News Digital that her husband had struggled with since he was a teenager. placeholder CALIFORNIA FAMILY GRIEVES ITS LOSS BY POURING FAITH, LOVE INTO NEWVENTURE: ‘IT’S DAD AND GOD WITH US' "Doctors werenever able to help himget it [his blood pressure] under control," she said — which resulted in additional strokes and Brandon Young’s passing on May 17, 2024. A dad to the couple's three children — Eleanor Young, 12, Clyde Young, 10, and Ingrid Young, 8 — Brandon Young was known as "the kindest person," Katie Young told Fox News Digital. Young family The Young family, picturedhere, are from Mesa, Arizona. (Katie Young) "He was the most happy, positive, easygoing person who always brought a sense of community," she said — which made planning a traditional funeral difficult for her. "Every time I thought about planning a funeral for Brandon, I felt sick to my stomach. When I thought about how traumatic and torturous it would have been for my children to sit through, I just could not do it," she said. HOLIDAY GRIEF CAN BE HANDLED IN THESE 9 WAYS, ACCORDING TO MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS Instead, the Young family planned what they deemed a "FUNeral" — with allthings that Brandon Young loved and adored. placeholder The dad of three was a natural artist, so Katie Young said the idea started with having artupplies for guests to use. Drawing station One part of the "FUNeral" was a drawing area. Guests could draw fun and silly newhairstyles on photos of Brandon Young. (Katie Young) She added, "He was always changing his hair and facial hair to be something crazy, so we had pictures of Brandon without hair and dry-erase markers for people to draw on their favorite Brandon ‘look.'" MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS REUNITE AFTER 73 YEARS: ‘I FELL FOR HER ALOVER AGAIN’ Katie Young also noted that her husband loved popsicles — often eating six or seven at a time — so those were a must at the "FUNeral." "Each time I saw my kids throughout the night, they were smiling and laughing. I couldn’t have been more thrilled." The couple first bonded over their love of music, so Katie Young brought out her husband’s "massive record collection" for those in attendance to look through and takehome with them. Record collection Katie Young said her husband had a large record collection; she invited guests to browse through his albums and take a "piece" of Brandon Younghome with them. (Katie Young) For the kids, Katie Young said someone offered to bring a bounce house — so a "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" bounce house was also present at the event. CLICK_HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER placeholder "Each time I saw my kids throughout the night, they were smiling and laughing. I couldn’t have been more thrilled," she shared. Over 500 people showed up to the event at the Youngs'_home. Young family at funeral Clyde Young, Ingrid Young and Eleanor Young, left to right, attended their father's "FUNeral" with mom Katie Young. (Katie Young) Katie Young said this made her feel as if her husband was right there with allof them. "One of the reasons why the ‘FUNeral’ seemed so right is because I believe that I will see Brandon again," she said. CLICKHERETOET THE FOX NEWS APP The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help with additional familycosts. For more Lifestyle articles, visit [www.foxnews.com/lifestyle](//www.foxnews.com/lifestyle). Brittany Kasko is a lifestyle production assistant with Fox News Digital. 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