Grande was an Elizabeth resident and attended Joseph Battin School No. 4. The Elizabeth Board of Education held a moment of silence for him at its meeting on Thursday, May 11.
"Alex was a kind kid and funny, and he love giving warm hugs to me. Now he is in a happy place to be," wrote someone on his tribute wall.
A funeral was held on Tuesday, May 2 at Las Rosas Bannworth Funeral Home in Elizabeth. He was interned at Rosehill Cemetery in Linden.
To view his obituary, click here.
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