Jonathan Cadavero, a 2004 graduate of Columbia Union College, died earlier this week while serving as a medic in Iraq. He was killed by a roadside bomb while traveling with a convoy. He was 24. He is survived by his mother Nadia, and his father, David, who serves as the superintendent of schools for the Greater New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

After a military investigation, Jonathan will be flown to Germany, then to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The Cadavero family has not yet been informed of any specific dates. Jonathan will be laid to rest in the military cemetery in Goshen, New York, about a half hour from the Cadavero's home.

The Columbia Union College family shares the Cadavero family’s sorrow. Jonathan was a tremendous asset to CUC. He was a cum laude graduate, a member of the Phi Eta Sigma academic honor society, Psi Chi psychology honor society, a member of the Dean’s List every year, a favorite player on the basketball team, and a Who’s Who nominee. We all feel the depth of their grief and pray that God will encircle the family with His peace and love. Please keep them in your prayers. Columbia Union College will hold a special remembrance service after Spring Break.

Further details will be made available as they are known. Cadavero was recently featured in an Army Times article about his group’s work in clearing IEDs (improvised explosive devices.