It’s truly sad when young, positive people live short lives.  DC’s, Algernon  “AJ” Cooper passed away suddenly on December 3rd and was laid to rest yesterday.  AJ was the former co-host of BET’s Teen Summit and often held youth issues in the forefront of his goals.

He recently put his bid in for Ward 4 DC Council and had much of the support from locals.  Cooper passed away from an apparent heart attack last week, after complaining of chest pains.  He was only 34.

*All images obtained from Google Images.