Jason Paul McBride

Jason Paul McBride, 46, of Bertram, Texas passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 1, 2024. A celebration of life service will be held on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 10:30am, at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 306 East Polk Street, Burnet, TX, 78611-2539.

Jason was born on April 7, 1978, in Irving Tx, to Carey and Bonnie McBride. At the age of 11, Jason picked up his first fiddle. Jason follows in the footsteps of generations of amazing trophy-winning McBride fiddle players and has his share of trophies to show for his outstanding talent. During his formative school years, he enjoyed playing baseball and football. Jason graduated from Midlothian High School in 1996 and attended Texas Tech University for his undergraduate degree. Jason graduated in 2000 with a degree in Business, but he chose a career in music as this had been his lifelong passion.

Jason and Vanessa met in Lubbock, Texas in 2007, and married June 4, 2012. They lived in Kyle, Texas most of their married life, where Jason fulfilled his passion of playing music, and Vanessa had a career in Interior Design. Their years together were filled with love, music, laughter, and adventures. Between 2020 and 2024, Jason and Vanessa realized the dream of seeing the country together and spent those years camping in the mountains, kayaking, and enjoying the outdoors.

Jason is a well-established fiddle player and has played among the Texas music scene for many years. Jason is not only an outstanding and talented musician, but he is also one of the most kind-hearted and life-loving individuals. To put it simply, he has a heart of gold. Jason will be dearly missed by all his family and all who had an opportunity to know him.

Jason was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Charline Akins and Alton Akins, and by his paternal grandparents, Bobbie and J.T. McBride, and cousin Camille Meador. Jason is survived by his wife Vanessa McBride, father Carey Donald McBride, mother Bonnie Lee Akins McBride, brother Jondan Phillip McBride and wife Desiree, nephew’s Owen Grella and wife Jenna, Aaron Grella and partner Katie Silguero, Harrison and Sullivan Stuart and cousins Brandon Cooper, Sabrina Lumpkin and family, and Cheri Coleman and family.

In lieu of flowers, we request donations be made to MusiCares at https://www.musicares.org/?form=donate