Blaire Crits-Christoph
15 Jan 2024
Dallas, Texas (USA)
Suicide
Blaire died by suicide. She was a software developer and musician who loved acting.
Blaire ([deadname redaacted]) Crits-Christoph, of Dallas, TX, passed away on January 15, 2024. Blaire was a triplet, born second along with her older brother and younger sister in Sacramento, CA.
Blaire grew up in West Chester, PA, first attending Westminster Presbyterian Church preschool, then kindergarten through 5th grade at Collegium Charter School. She then attended Fugett Middle School and subsequently West Chester East High School. Since purchasing a house on the bay in 1999, Blaire and the family spent every summer since age 6 in Brigantine, NJ. In addition to enjoying the beach, boat rides, and friends in Brigantine, she was active in theater camp every year, often in the lead role in musical theater productions. She also was passionate about playing the piano. She became accomplished and was asked to accompany choral groups in middle school and jazz band in high school.
Blaire was also active in theater at West Chester East High School, where she graduated in 2012, and at the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated with a degree in music in 2016. She loved her fellow Underground Shakespeare Company friends at Penn and also performed in the chamber music group accompanying other musicians. While Blaire loved acting and the movies, music was her greatest love and she hoped to continue to be involved it throughout her life. In her last Facebook post she listed her 30 most beloved “works of art,” which were all musical albums and groups. In 2019, Blaire initiated her gender transition.
After college during COVID, Blaire received training to be a software developer and was employed at Infosys until October 2023 focusing on programming apps for Apple devices. She moved to Dallas for her work in 2022. This past summer she connected with the LGBTQ community attending Gender Brave groups and activities sponsored by My Resource Center in Dallas.
Blaire is survived by her parents and brother and her sister. She was close to aunts and uncles and cousins, all of whom will miss her dearly.
Relative and friends are invited to attend the funeral service on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 11 am. A viewing from 9:30 am to 11 am will be held at the Brigantine Community Presbyterian Church, 1501 W. Brigantine Ave, Brigantine. Interment will follow at Laurel Memorial Park, Pomona.
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