Austin Brooks Ekern (1997 – 2017) Austin Brooks Ekern, age 20 of Oviedo, passed away Friday, August 18, 2017. He was born on February 5, 1997 in Orlando, Florida. Austin is survived by his mother, Sharon Ekern; his father, Brent Ekern; his brothers, William Wieser and Cannon Ekern; and his grandmothers, Eldoris Ekern of Wisconsin and Betty Teague of South Carolina. Austin was a 2015 graduate of Hagerty High School and attended Florida State University. He was a proud member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Austin Ekern Memorial Scholarship fund at Florida State University. Online donation https://one.fsu.edu/foundation/donate/give-online?fid=rljfpnDYYyM%3D&fdesc=AV44F%2BEMq%2Fuu0HPSugCAW9w5O61pYDysnF5o9lSFesBKX63X21eY2A%3D%3D For checks, please make the check out to the FSU Foundation and note that the gift is for the Austin Ekern Memorial Scholarship #F08509. The mailing address is: FSU Foundation 2010 Levy Avenue P.O. Box 3062739 Tallahassee, FL 32306- He was loved by many and will be missed. Rest in peace, to our beloved son, until we meet again.