UPDATE: Jerry Mondesire passed away at the age of 65. DETAILS HERE
Local civil rights leader Jerry Mondesire is in critical condition at a Philadelphia hospital, according to a report.
Mondesire, 65, is in critical condition at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, according to Philly.com.
The article states that a family friend told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Mondesire suffered a brain aneurysm while having dialysis.
Mondesire took over the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP in 1991.
In 2014, the national office suspended him after he was accused of misusing funds.
