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Aleksey Vayner Reported Dead in New York
Posted By J.K. Trotter On January 23, 2013 @ 8:36 pm In Uncategorized | 11 Comments
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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11 Comments To "Aleksey Vayner Reported Dead in New York"
#1 Comment By Y’09 On January 24, 2013 @ 12:22 pm
Was this a suicide? If so, I feel that many of us are responsible.
#2 Comment By CC ’14 On January 24, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
I don’t know, responsibility is hard to attribute. He deserved the ridicule he got, anyway.
#3 Comment By Guest On January 24, 2013 @ 1:08 pm
And nothing of value was lost.
#4 Comment By Brown ’01 On January 24, 2013 @ 1:51 pm
Nobody ‘deserves’ ridicule. This is incredibly sad and it should be a moment for us all to reflect on how easily we judge others. I at least am very sorry for ever having judged him.
#5 Comment By 123elle On January 24, 2013 @ 3:30 pm
A self-serving and immature response.
#6 Comment By Pete On January 24, 2013 @ 3:33 pm
Responsibility is hard to attribute, but simply using your own logic, you deserve to be called an asshole.
#7 Comment By Guest On January 24, 2013 @ 3:51 pm
ouch. examine your motives.
#8 Comment By jane.e.wayne On January 24, 2013 @ 4:59 pm
the dude had self-motivations and conquered to his liking. you would do the same if “nothing” is referring to the time you spend trying to reach your goal. impossible is nothing, makes since if you say take your time, because nothing is impossible. “and nothing of value was lost” was a very good way of saying is valuable skills that came from his time,indeed were lost.
#9 Comment By AlexC730 On January 24, 2013 @ 6:46 pm
yes. valuable skills like smashing blocks with one’s forehead, and ballroom dancing.
#10 Comment By PeterMcPumpkin On January 25, 2013 @ 12:18 am
He will now go on to be the world’s greatest Casket Model
#11 Comment By RIP On January 25, 2013 @ 12:31 am
huffpo or gawker, can’t remember which, reported that ivygate broke the vayner story. is that true?