Heidi Montag loses War Hero Brother to a Freak Accident

Hills Star Heidi Montag, did not have a great weekend. He brother who is a war Hero and super patriot to the US armed forces has lost his life in the most unlikely of places for someone with his training and skill. Eric O'Hara, Brother of Heidi Montag was a veteran in many missions,. from Iraq to Afghanistan, the accident here in the states bizarre. Her brother spent his civilian life in care of other as well. Working at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, is where he slipped off the sloped roof while attempting to remove snow as reported by the Rocky Mountain News .

"Losing my brother, at an early age, is such a tragedy," the 21 year old star lamented, via her representative. "I just loved him more than anything," Montag's statement continued. "He was just so patriotic. He really wanted to go to Iraq and help and do all that he could for his country. He felt like it was his duty. I'll really miss him."

"Having made it through 15 months in Iraq, and then to have this happen," said his uncle, Dave Patston, "it's really tough," reports the news.

"Everyone loved him," O'Hara's grandmother, Dolores Spurgeon, also told the paper (via TMZ). "I never met a person who did not love him."


"Eric was the most remarkable young man he'd ever worked with, a born leader." Stated O'Hara's colonel in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Tikrit, Iraq.

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