This weekend, Dr. Dre buried his son, Andre Young Jr., in Los Angeles. The funeral, held a week after the death of the 20-year-old child, took place on Friday, August 29, at the Recessional Church in Glendale, California.
More than 200 mourners have been seen attending the funeral, TMZ says, to pay their last respects. As a nice young kid, Andre’s high school classmate at Stoneridge Preparatory in Simi Valley, California, and Dre’s fellow music star, Xzibit, recalled him. “step in and do whatever he asks.”step in and do whatever he asks for.
“He always had a smile on his face. Even when something bad would happen, like if he didn’t pass a test or didn’t do as well as he wanted to. He always looked at the positive side.”He still had a smile on his face. And if something terrible was about to happen, like if he didn’t pass a test or did not do as well as he expected. He often looked at the optimistic side.
“I remember him liking to go to parties in high school but not for the reasons that people think. It was never about drugs or alcohol with him. He just really enjoyed being around people, talking and interacting and meeting new people.”I remember him liking to go to high school parties, but not for the reasons people think. It was never about drugs.
Andre was discovered dead at around 10:30 A.M. at Dre’s home in Woodland Hills, California. It was his mother who attempted to wake him up on August 23rd. Following a trip with his mates the day before, he was found unresponsive. Last week, an autopsy was completed and toxicology studies have since been carried out, but it will take the officials eight weeks until they will actually confirm the cause of his death. In the meantime, the office of the Los Angeles Coroner has reported that there were “no signs of trauma or foul play.”
