Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki’s 19-year-old son has been discovered lifeless at his hostel on the College of California (UC), Berkeley, in accordance with his grandmother.
Marco Troper, who lived on the Clark Kerr Campus, a scholar housing advanced, was discovered unresponsive round 4:23 pm (native time) on February 13 (Tuesday), NBC Information quoted UC Berkeley spokesperson Janet Gilmore as saying.
Gilmore stated the Berkeley Fireplace Division notified the College of California Police Division that it was “trying life-saving measures” on Marco Troper at his hostel.
{The teenager} was pronounced lifeless by the point the campus police arrived on the scene. In keeping with Gilmore, no indicators of foul play had been suspected and an investigation into his demise was on.
The sufferer’s grandmother, Esther Wojcicki, confirmed his demise and identification in her Fb publish on February 14 (Wednesday).
Whereas Marco Troper’s demise was being decided, Esther Wojcicki instructed SF Gate Information that he died from a drug overdose. She stated the household was awaiting the outcomes of a toxicology report.
“He ingested a drug and we don’t know what was in it. One factor we do know, it was a drug. We wish to forestall this from taking place to another household,” she instructed SF Gate.
In her Fb publish, Esther Wojcicki wrote, “My beloved grandson Marco Troper, age 19 handed away yesterday. Our household is devastated past comprehension.”
She described her grandson as “essentially the most sort, loving, good, enjoyable and delightful human being”.
Esther Wojcicki stated Marco Troper was “simply getting began” in his second semester of freshman yr at UC Berkeley, the place he was majoring in math “and was actually loving it”.
She stated her grandson was “thriving academically” and had a “robust group of buddies”, each from his hostel and his fraternity.
“At house, he would inform us limitless tales of his life and buddies at Berkeley,” she added.
