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49ers C.J. Beathard posts heartfelt tribute to slain brother

C.J. Beathard posted a heartfelt tribute Friday to his slain brother Clayton, whose memorial service will take place Saturday outside of Nashville in their hometown of Franklin.

“What happened is absolutely awful and has been and will continue to be the hardest things my family and I have had to go through,” C.J. Beathard said as part of a lengthy Instagram post. “But I can find some peace knowing that he is at peace in heaven right now, and I know without a doubt God will bring a whole bunch of good out of this.”

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Clayton Beathard, 22, was fatally stabbed along with his friend, Paul Trapeni III, at a Nashville bar early Saturday morning.