Elliot Blair.Photo: GoFundMe
Family and friends of Elliot Blair, a beloved California public defender, are searching for answers after the man’s untimely death while vacationing in Mexico over the weekend.
Blair, 33, died in the early morning hours of Jan. 14 — his one-year-wedding anniversary — at the luxury Las Rocas Resort and Spa in the coastal city of Rosarito, Mexico. He was there to celebrate his anniversary with his wife Kim Williams.
“We have reasons to believe, and evidence, that there was possible foul play,” a member of Kim Williams' familytold ABC7, noting that they had hired a private investigator to look into the death.
Elliot Blair.GoFundMe
Martin Schwarz, a colleague of Blair’s from the Orange County Public Defender’s Office, told theOrange County Registerthat he was working with officials to obtain more information about the incident.
“We have been in communication with the family and are doing what we can to support them in this difficult time, including working with local and federal officials to help provide them with answers,” Schwartz told the newspaper.
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Schwartz told ABC7 that Blair would be remembered as a “devoted husband, terrific person and a fantastic lawyer who dedicated his life to serving his clients and helping the county’s most vulnerable.”
Blair and his wife, Kim, were public defenders in Orange County since 2017, per theGoFundMe, which describes Elliot as a “compassionate lawyer who dedicated his life to serving indigent clients.”
source: people.com
