LateOuter Banksstand-inAlexander “AJ” Jennings' family is asking for charitable donations in his honor.
AJ was adopted from Russia as a child, and his mother LuJean Jennings said he had become passionate about giving back to Red Cross before his death — especially sinceRussia began to wage war on Ukraine. AJ found the invasion unsettling, she toldTMZ, and AJ chose to support Ukraine in the conflict.
Since the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is an organization with special meanings to the Jennings family, LuJean is making her plea for Red Cross donations in order to fulfill her son’s mission and to celebrate his memory.
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AJ was killed in a hit-and-run in North Charleston, South Carolina, whereOuter Bankshas been filmingits upcoming third season. He was 22.
Chase Stokes (left) and Alexander “AJ” Jennings.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage; Instagram
AJ previously served asChase Stokes' stand-in onOuter Banks. As news of AJ’s death broke, Stokesmourned his former colleague’s death.
“Still trying to process why certain things happen, and why the world works in the ways that it does,” Stokes' Instagram statement began.
“My heart is shattered. Your life was just starting,” he continued. “We JUST talked about how pumped you were about your tunes, how far you’d come with that ole 6 string and your want to keep creating art. Always always making others hearts warm and being so damn selfless. I wish I had more words to say right now, but the past day has been a struggle to say the least.”
AJ’s mother told TMZ that cast and crew members fromOuter Bankshave offered to cover funeral costs for her son’s memorial.
source: people.com
