Former Phoenix Suns general manager Lance Blanks passed away recently. Tuesday, the cause of death was revealed by his daughter Riley.
Riley Blanks Reed said her father died from suicide. She wrote about her loss and how she will remember him.
“People will want more information,” she said of her father’s death. “But the fact is we will never truly know why. And we don’t need to. All we need to do is remember him, honor him, celebrate him, and pour our love into the family that made him happy.”
She also remembers her father as”my person, my idol, my teacher, my best friend, and my confidant.”
Blanks was a star with the Texas Longhorns back in the late ’80s and was inducted into their school Hall of Fame recently. He also was the GM of the Suns for three years from 2010-2013 before joining the Longhorn Network as an analyst.
“Daddy, Lance, LB, my forever hero, has left a void that cannot be filled,” said Reed. “And yet, I find solace in the promise to honor him with everything he left us. In the loving embrace of my sister, Bryn, I will remember that we are both forever connected to the remarkable man who was our world.”
