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A Cincinnati woman, along with two other locals, were among the 67 victims killed in a midair crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.
Elizabeth Anne Keys, 33, was flying back to Washington D.C. from a work trip before the plane crashed that night, her partner of six years, David Seidman, told The Enquirer.
She died on her birthday, he added.
“She was just the best partner and so special, had such a sharp wit, and just really pushed everyone around her to be the best versions of themselves,” Seidman said.
Keys was a 2010 graduate of Madeira High School, where she was valedictorian, according to a statement from her family.
She then attended Tufts University, graduating in 2014 where she was a member of the varsity sailing team.
In 2020, she earned her Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
She had been an attorney at Wilkinson Stekloff LPP in Washington D.C. since 2021, according to her LinkedIn page.
“Elizabeth was strong and fearless – she embraced life at full speed … She loved deeply and was deeply loved,” her family said in a statement. “She was so fun – and funny! Liz had a sharp wit and appreciated it in others … We are filled with unbearable sorrow and despair at our loss.”
Along with Seidman, who the statement says is the “love of her life,” Keys is survived by her parents, Martin and Mary Keys, and her Yorkie terrier, Tucker.
Seidman said there are no plans yet for services.
