Joseph Kitchen, president of Young Democrats of Maryland, has died, his family said Sunday.
Prince George’s County police said Saturday that they were searching for Kitchen, whose family said they had not been able to reach him since Tuesday. Kitchen, 34, was found dead by police in his apartment on Sunday, said his brother, Lawrence Ramirez. Prince George’s police confirmed the death.
Ramirez said no foul play is suspected. He said Kitchen, who worked as the director of outreach and volunteerism at the Washington School for Girls in Southeast Washington, told the school on Tuesday that he was feeling sick.
“What we want folks to remember is that Joseph was a big advocate for youth of color and that were in environments they could not control,” Ramirez said. “He worked his life fighting for a change when it came to youth in underserved areas. We want people to remember him for that.”
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