Damon Weaver: Tears flow as one of the youngest reporters to interview Barack Obama dies aged 23

Weaver got the unique chance to interview Obama at the White House when he was only 11-year-old in 2009. According to a report by CNN, the young man breathed his last on May 1, 2021, in Florida but the cause of his demise was not immediately revealed. 

His family convened at the St. John’s First Baptist Church in Belle Glade, Florida on Saturday, May 15, to celebrate Weaver's life with his sister describing him as the life of the party.

Without revealing much information about his death, Hardy said she got a text from his brother telling her he was in the hospital but by the time she was arriving, he had already passed on.

In 2009, a young weaver warmed hearts after interviewing Obama about all things education. "You did a great job in this interview, somebody must be doing it right back at school," the former president lauded him after their conversation Before then, he had interviewed Joseph R. Biden Jr in 2008 who was then Obama's running mate. He had also scored high profile meetings with celebrities such as Dwayne Johnson and Oprah Winfrey.

News Source: CNN and Yen Gh