Brandon B. Munk

Brandon Brent Munk, 34, from Amalga, Utah, died Sunday, May 12, on Mother's Day. He was welcomed to the other side by his Grandma Munk and his Grandpa Hall. He was born June 30, 1978, in Ogden, Utah.
Brandon was fun-loving, very bright, and could make friends with anyone and everyone, no matter what age. He loved to do magic tricks and was self-taught. He enjoyed performing for children's parties and anywhere else he could. He especially loved doing mentalism tricks. He dreamed of becoming famous in this field. He was featured in the Idaho State Journal about his magic talent. He loved turning carrot peels into live gold fish. He won a talent show in his youth and was then able to be in the pre-show of the Ringling Brothers Circus when it was performing in Salt Lake City.
He played the saxophone in the Sky View High School pep band and was also on the Sky View track team. He loved history and could tell everything about the Civil War and World War II. He had a great talent for selling cars and could "sell ice cubes to the Eskimos" as his brother said. Brandon graduated from East High School in Provo, Utah, where he performed some of his magic tricks at the graduation ceremony. Brandon was an Eagle Scout at age 15. Brandon was interested in the U.S. space program and he attended Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., in his youth.
Brandon had a very distinctive walk and he walked for miles to try to deal with the challenges of his life. His family would often hear "We saw Brandon walking along the side of the road. We could tell it was him by his walk." He had many setbacks through the years, but he was our hero because he would pick himself up and start over again and again.
He married Tara Loveland of Idaho, but they were later divorced. They had one daughter.
Brandon is survived by his parents Brent and Debbie Munk of Amalga; brothers Cameron (Emily) and Trevor (Kiersten) of Benson; and his 8-year-old daughter, Ma Haela, the "light of his life" of North Logan. His grandparents are Robert and Jeannine (deceased) Munk of Amalga and Eldon (deceased) and Florence Hall of River Heights. He has five nephews and one niece.
Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday, May 16, at the Amalga LDS Ward chapel 6575 N. 2400 West in Amalga. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 E. Center St. in Logan, and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. prior to services at the church.
Condolences and thoughts may be expressed to the family online at www.allenmortuaries.net.
In lieu of flowers please donate to NAMI (The National Alliance of the Mentally Ill) online at NAMIut.org; by mail at NAMI Utah, 16600 W. 2200 S. Suite 202, West Valley City, UT 84110; or by phone at (877) 230-6264.