Alexander Osorio, a student reported missing on Feb. 10 and last seen on Feb. 7, has been confirmed to have passed away unexpectedly in Miami.
When Knight News broke the missing persons report, Osorio was supposed to be on his way back to UCF.
Viewing and funeral services were held on Monday in Hollywood, Florida at Hunter’s Hollywood Memorial Home. An obituary has been published online for Osorio.
An excerpt from the obituary follows:
[Alexander] was born in Queens (Elmhurst) New York on February 9, 1996, the son of Maricel Osorio and Alexander Arboleda. At the age of 4, Alexander moved with his family to South Florida settling in Hollywood. He graduated from South Broward High School where he was on the swim team. He earned his life guard certificate and worked for one year at the Hollywood YMCA. At the time of his death, he was a student at University of Central Florida majoring in mechanical engineering.
The student passed away two days before his twentieth birthday.
A GoFundMe has been started to gather donations to be made towards a charity in Alexander’s name, the family stated, with a goal of $3,000.
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