Emory TX:- A 34-year-old man has died following a deadly incident that happened on Tuesday, May 28th 2024 in Texas. The victim has been identified as Scott Balentine, a beloved husband, father, brother, son, uncle, and friend to many. According to the report, Scott Balentine passed away after electrocution in Hunt County during power restoration. Reports claim that he was working to restore power outages caused as a result of the severe storm system that passed through their region. No further information was mentioned.
“On Tuesday as a result of the severe storm system that passed through our region, Scott was electrocuted while working to restore power outages in Hunt County.”
About Scott Balentine
Scott Balentine was born on March 22 1990. He has been working as a lineman working for Farmers Electric Coop for ten years. Scott was a beloved husband, father, brother, son, uncle, and friend to many. He was somebody to everybody. Scott left behind Greg & Teresa’s daughter, his wife Hali Balentine and their daughter, Aubrey, age 12. Aubrey had attended New Hope’s Vacation Bible School.
Scott Balentine GoFundMe
Kortni Deaver, a longtime resident of Emory, Texas has set up a GoFundMe page to assist the family with funeral and other expenses during this difficult time. The goal for the page “In Loving Memory of Scott Balentine” was set at $5,000. So far, it has raised $3,940 USD.
“Please consider donating so that we can make their lives a little easier during an extremely difficult time. All proceeds will be sent directly to Hali and Aubrey to help take off some of the stress in the upcoming days. If you are unable to donate, please continue to pray,” a statement on the fundraising page read.