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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki’s 19-year-old son, Marco Troper, was found dead at the University of California, Berkeley on Tuesday, Troper's grandmother Esther Wojcicki said in a Facebook post. 

Troper was found dead when authorities reportedly responded to reports of an unresponsive student at the Clark Kerr dorms on the UC Berkeley campus. Despite efforts by the Berkeley Fire Department to provide life-saving measures, Trooper was pronounced dead. 

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Taking to Facebook, Troper's grandmother identified as Esther Wojcicki in her post wrote, “Tragedy hit my family yesterday. My beloved grandson Marco Troper, age 19 passed away yesterday. Our family is devastated beyond comprehension. Marco was the most kind, loving, smart, fun and beautiful human being. He was just getting started on his second semester of his freshman year at UC Berkeley majoring in math and was truly loving it."

“He had a strong community of friends from his dorm at Stern Hall and his fraternity Zeta Psi and was thriving academically. At home, he would tell us endless stories of his life and friends at Berkeley. Marco's life was cut too short. And we are all devastated, thinking about all the opportunities and life experiences that he will miss and we will miss together. Marco, we all love you and miss you more than you will ever know,” she further said.

According to PEOPLE, the University of California Police Department stated that there were no indications of foul play, while the cause of death remained unknown.

However, Trooper’s grandmother Esther expressed her belief that the UC Berkeley student passed away due to a drug overdose. “He ingested a drug, and we don’t know what was in it. He was everything you could have wished for in a son and a grandson. He was destined to make a difference," she said, adding, “It’s heartbreaking,” she told San Francisco outlet, SFGATE.