Brandon Blackstock, the talent manager and former husband of Kelly Clarkson, died of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, on Aug. 7. The Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis tells PEOPLE Blackstock "passed away peacefully at his home in Butte,

Brandon Blackstock, former talent manager and ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson, died from melanoma, a form of skin cancer.

Brandon Blackstock suffered from seizures as he bravely battled cancer. Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband passed away last week at age 48 after a private three-year fight with melanoma, a serious skin cancer,