Son of former YouTube executive dies on UC Berkeley campus

BERKELEY — The cause of death is pending for the 19-year-old son of a former YouTube executive who died last week in his UC Berkeley dormitory,  authorities said.

Marco Troper, a freshman at the university, died Tuesday after he was found unresponsive in his dormitory on the Clark Kerr Campus,  authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. There were no signs of foul play, authorities said.

The coroner’s bureau said Sunday the cause of death has not yet been determined.

Troper was the son of Susan Wojcicki, who was YouTube’s CEO from 2014 to February 2023.

In a Facebook post Troper’s grandmother, Esther Wojcicki said  the family was “devastated beyond comprehension” by his death.

“Marco was the most kind, loving, smart, fun and beautiful human being,” she said. “He was just getting started on his second semester of his freshman year and was majoring in math and truly loving it.”

She said he had a strong community of friends at his dorm and fraternity “and was thriving academically.

“Marco’s life was cut too short.  And we are all devastated, thinking  about the opportunities and life experiences that he will miss, and we will miss together,” she said.