Tragedy struck the family of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki as her 19-year-old son, Marco Troper, was discovered deceased in his dormitory at the University of California, Berkeley earlier this week. Authorities responded to reports of an unresponsive student at the Clark Kerr dorms on the UC Berkeley campus, where Troper was pronounced dead despite efforts by emergency responders to administer life-saving measures.
The cause of Troper’s death remains unknown, with campus police indicating no signs of foul play. However, Troper’s grandmother, Esther Wojcicki, suspects a drug overdose. “He ingested a drug, and we don’t know what was in it… One thing we do know, it was a drug,” she told media outlet SFGATE. The family awaits a toxicology report, which could take up to 30 days, to confirm the cause of death.
Described as a “loving” and “math genius” by his grandmother, Troper was a freshman majoring in mathematics at UC Berkeley, embarking on his second semester. He appeared to be thriving academically and socially, with a close-knit group of friends in his dorm at Stern Hall and his involvement in the Zeta Psi fraternity.
In a heartfelt Facebook post, Esther Wojcicki expressed the family’s devastation, remembering Troper as a vibrant soul just beginning his journey at UC Berkeley. She recounted his zest for life, the stories he shared about his experiences and friends, and the promising future he seemed to have ahead of him.
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