Jake Brewer — husband to Fox News contributor and former Daily Caller writer Mary Katharine Ham — passed away while taking part in Saturday’s “Ride to Conquer Cancer” charity race in Maryland.
According to The Washington Post, Brewer, 34, lost control of his bicycle while handling a sharp curve on Old Frederick Road in the Mount Airy area, at which point he crossed over the double yellow line and collided with an oncoming car.
Brewer served as a senior policy advisor in the Office of Science and Technology in the White House, and President Obama released this statement following his passing:
I am heartbroken at the tragic loss of one of my advisors, Jake Brewer. We set out to recruit the best of the best to join their government and help us harness the power of technology and data to innovate new solutions for the 21st century. Simply put, Jake was one of the best. Armed with a brilliant mind, a big heart, and an insatiable desire to give back, Jake devoted his life to empowering people and making government work better for them. He worked to give citizens a louder voice in our society. He engaged our striving immigrants. He pushed for more transparency in our democracy. And he sought to expand opportunity for all. I’ve often said that today’s younger generation is smarter, more determined, and more capable of making a difference than I was as a young man. Jake was proof of that. Michelle and I are praying for all of Jake’s family and his many friends, most of all his wife, Mary Katharine Ham, their daughter, Georgia, and their growing family. They’ll always have a family here at the White House.
As Obama noted, Brewer is survived by his wife, Mary Katharine, their young daughter, Georgia, and another baby on the way.
Mary Katharine left a touching dedication to her late husband on Instagram over the weekend.
[h/t: Washington Post]