Brandon James Myhre

1996–2017

Brandon James Myhre, 20, of Santa Clarita, CA passed away the night of Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Brandon was born July 8, 1996 in Spokane, WA to Walt and Diana (Vegely) Myhre. In 1999 the Myhre family moved to San Antonio, TX where Brandon went to school at Helotes Elementary and Garcia Middle School. During this time he enjoyed being a country kid at their home in Helotes. He raised 4H animals, starred in many local plays, played football, rode his dirt bike and found a love for operating dirt moving equipment!

In 2010 Brandon decided to take his acting career to a new level and the family moved to Los Angeles, CA where he worked hard and achieved a level of success. You may have seen him in an episode of Disney’s “Jesse”, on HBO’s “True Blood” or Fox’s “Enlisted”. He also received a Leading role in the new movie coming out in December called “David’s Dinosaur”. He graduated from Hart at Home High School in 2015.

Even though Brandon’s acting career was headed for great success, he decided to pursue other job interests in the construction and heavy equipment-operating field. He worked for several local companies over the last couple of years. During his time here in Santa Clarita, Brandon was active in several community projects from events with “The Shoe Crew” and “Million Meals” efforts through Real Life Church. He was also a member of the production team at Real Life Church and had a fondness for photography and video production.

Brandon was known for his infectious smile, witty sense of humor and loving personality. He had a heart for helping others and would’ve given the shirt off his back to help someone.

Brandon is survived by his parents Walt and Diana, his older sister Ashley and his younger sister Mackenzie. He also leaves his maternal grandparents Ed and Juanita Vegely of Mariposa, CA; as well as his paternal grandparents Walter Myhre Sr. of Manteca, CA and Jenny Parker of Fremont, CA. In addition, he is survived by numerous Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and many friends who adored him. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor him by considering donations to the “Brandon James Myhre Foundation” (https://www.gofundme.com/brandon-james-myhre-foundation).

The Brandon James Myhre Foundation is being started to bring awareness to suicide prevention among the youth and young adult population of today. Too often the younger generation is so connected to their technology they don't even tell their friends how important they are or that they care about them. Our vision is to start teaching them the importance of conversation and personal interaction~ how to unplug and start communicating with each other on a more personal level in hopes to identify when someone is troubled and weary. Please join our crusade to bring back the front porch conversations among the youth of today!! #Brandonmyhreliveson