Aleksey Vayner Reported Dead in New York, by J.K. Trotter

Aleksey Vayner Reported Dead in New York, by J.K. Trotter

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Aleksey Vayner Reported Dead in New York
by J.K. Trotter
January 23, 2013

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Aleksey Vayner, the Yale graduate who became famous for a video résumé titled “Impossible is Nothing,” has died, according to several sources. An email sent by a friend of Vayner’s to a small group of people at Yale confirmed his death, and a woman claiming to be his niece recently posted a notice about him on Twitter.

Today a spokeswoman for the New York City Medical Examiner confirmed to IvyGate that a 29-year-old man matching Vayner’s description, under the name of Alex Stone, died on the morning of January 19 in Queens, New York. The spokeswoman indicated that the cause of death has yet to be determined.

Sometime after moving to New York, Vayner began using the name Alex Stone, and according to Queens County court records, officially changed his name in April 2012.

An email circulating among his friends said that a memorial service was likely to be held on Saturday, January 26, in New York.

Update: Gawker has confirmed Vayner’s death.

Update: Vice’s Alex Pasternak, who interviewed Vayner last spring, has published a remembrance.
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