John Nejedly, a Contra Costa Community College District trustee, was pronounced dead after he was found shirtless and unresponsive in his New Orleans, Hilton Riverside hotel room on Oct. 9.

A security supervisor reported finding his body with blood and bodily fluids visibly running down his mouth and chin.  The officers confiscated a clear plastic bag containing a gram of white powdery substance from the bathroom sink, $300 in cash, a woman’s bra and cell phone.

The untimely death of John Nejedly remains “unclassified” according to the NOLA police department’s incident report.  Jason Melancon, a Coroner’s Office spokesperson said, “We won’t have a final cause of death for Mr. Nejedly until toxicology testing is completed.”

There are many questions that still circulate this case that will not be further investigated until the coroner’s report is finalized, which could take up to “6-8 weeks” according to a NOLA public information officer.

Mr. Nejedly, 52, was the longest serving board member with a total of 22 years on the Community College Board.  Leading up to his death, Nejedly had attended an annual convention of the Association of Community College Trustees from Oct. 5-8 in New Orleans, LA.

A memorial service was held for the former trustee on Oct. 27 in Livermore, CA.