Suddenly, Blair collapsed. She had been shot, presumably by a holiday reveler firing a gun from a nearby apartment complex. Police continue to investigate. Hundreds of people visited Blair in the hospital. Friends, family, civic leaders, pastors. Michele was stunned at how many people her daughter had touched, as well as touched herself by their words. "Her friends' parents told me their kids wanted to be like her. And so many people mentioned that Blair knew how to live as a good Christian," said Michele. "Her understanding and devotion to that was not about religion. She went to the church nearly every week, but it was never about the building." Blair died one day later, on Tuesday, July 5. She never gave socks to homeless children, but as an organ donor, she may have given new life to at least people 6 people, between the ages of six and 60.
