Tragedy as South Carolina bull rider Dalton Weise, 14, dies suddenly.
A teenage bull rider from South Carolina has tragically died at 14 years Tragedy as South Carolina bull rider Dalton Weise, 14, dies suddenly. Weise, who was a ninth grade student at Berkeley High School, died Wednesday night at his Moncks Corner home.His family directed memorials to the Jed Foundation, a suicide prevention organization, or similar nonprofits.
Dalton was an accomplished athlete in multiple disciplines, including bull riding, MMA and wrestling.
Dalton’s father, JD Weise, a detective with the Moncks Corner Police Department, paid tribute to his son in a series of Facebook posts. In one, he wrote that Dalton ‘had more determination and hard work in him than most adults.’
‘You made me try harder at everything I did,’ his father wrote on Monday. ‘I’m so grateful that I told you all the time in life that you WERE AND WILL ALWAYS BE MY HERO!’
While he didn’t mention his son’s cause of death, he did share a Facebook post from nurse practitioner Heather Leindecker reminding people that September is Suicide Prevention Month.
In a previous post, JD said his son will be laid to rest on Tuesday in his rodeo attire.
Dalton’s mother, Amanda Weise, shared a video showing her son gleefully cutting into a video one of his peers was recording.
‘Yo can I get a shout out! Hey! I want to thank my mama,’ he said on the video. ‘Okay that’s it.’
Amanda Weise wrote that she hoped everyone would remember Dalton as a happy person. The teen was an honors student and a member of the Freedom Church, where his funeral will be held tomorrow.
Rodeo was his passion, and he belonged to a number of bull riding organizations, including the South Carolina High School Rodeo Association, where he was the Bareback Riding Champion for two years running and a reserve Bull Riding Champion, according to his obituary.
