In sad news, popular internet sensation Draven Rodriguez has died at 17 from an apparent suicide, according to his parents statement to Times Union.
The Schenectady High School senior rose to internet fame after he petitioned for his yearbook picture to be one of him surrounded by lasers and holding a cat.
The image quickly went viral and became a meme.
“He made friends wherever he went,” Draven‘s father told the news organization. “He had friends all over the country – people he’d met at youth-leadership conferences, online, just around town.”
Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.
