GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—As people walked into the Feb. 11 memorial service of Orange County Public Defender Elliot Blair, 33, they passed joyful images of a life well lived.
Scuba diving, water sports, beach visits, and a graduation photo were all representative of a man confident of the life he had ahead of him.
“We are honored to have you all at the Christ Cathedral today to celebrate the life of this young man,” Decan Frank Chavez of the church told the memorial attendees. “We stand with you in solidarity in honor of him, today.”
The funeral of Elliot Blair in Garden Grove, Calif., on Feb. 11, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
To Chavez’s lower right, a picture Blair sat amongst flowers and tearful family members sitting in the front row of a sunlit auditorium with several hundred people in attendance….