Gay rights activist Diaz-Johnston, pictured, was found dead in a landfill in Florida
Missing gay rights activist and brother of former Miami mayor Manny Diaz found dead Florida landfill on Saturday, and officials are investigating the death as a homicide.
George Diaz-Johnston, 54, brother of the mayor of Miami from 2001 to 2009, who had been missing since January 3, was discovered in a garbage dump at a landfill in Baker, Florida, which is about 60 miles east. alabama Seema, Tallahassee Police made this announcement on Wednesday.
“I deeply appreciate the support shown to me, my brother-in-law Don and my family after losing my brother George Diaz-Johnston,” the 68-year-old former mayor wrote of his brother.
‘My brother was such a special gift to this world whose heart and legacy will live on for generations to come.’
Diaz-Johnston’s body was found on the same day that the family concerned filed a missing person’s report.
No arrests have been made as of Saturday morning, and police said the investigation is ongoing.
Diaz-Johnston was married to her husband of 51 years, Don Diaz-Johnston, since March 2015. They were among five other same-sex couples who sued the Miami-Dade County Clerk’s office in 2014 after they were denied their ability to marry. ,
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Pictured: A landfill in Baker, Florida, about 60 miles east of the Alabama border where former Miami mayor’s brother George Diaz-Johnston was discovered in a garbage dump
54-year-old George Diaz-Johnston was found dead in a landfill in Florida on Friday. She and her husband Don (left) wait to speak to the media and supporters after a court hearing on gay marriage in 2014
Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz speaks while introducing former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, brother to kill Diaz-Johnston.
Diaz wrote of her brother, ‘I deeply appreciate the support shown to me, my brother-in-law Don and my family after the loss of my brother George Diaz-Johnston.
Don wrote, ‘I have no words to lose my dear husband George Isaias Diaz-Johnston.
‘I can’t stop crying while trying to write this. But he meant as much to all of you as he did to me. That’s why I’m fighting back tears so that we can share his loss with you.’
The couple got married soon after winning the high-profile court case in March 2015.
George Diaz-Johnston said, ‘For us, it’s not just a question of love and wanting to express our love and benefit to everyone in the state, but it’s an issue of equality, and it’s an issue of civil rights. Is. At the time, according to NBC Miami.
She was married to her 51-year-old husband Don Diaz-Johnston since March 2015.
They were among five other same-sex couples who filed suit in 2014 after the Miami-Dade County Clerk’s office denied their ability to marry.
Pictured: Diaz-Johnston and her husband, Don
The current mayor of Miami, Daniela Levin Cava, praised Diaz-Johnston for her advocacy role for LGBTQ rights in the city.
He tweeted, ‘At George Diaz-Johnston, we have lost a champion, a leader and a fighter for our LGBTQ community.
‘His tragic loss will be deeply felt by all who loved him, as we honor his life and legacy.’
Elizabeth Schwartz, who represented six couples in the case, noted how much they both struggled to get married, only for it to end in tragedy.
Schwartz said, ‘They fought so hard to establish their love and to enjoy the institution of marriage and to be able to end the marriage in a way that – in this gruesome, heartbreaking way – there are no words.