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A VMI cadet has passed away following a training event.
John Alexander Evans, who was 19 and from Maryland, collapsed in his Barracks room after completing a 10-mile march.Funeral arrangements have been made for a VMI cadet who passed away following a training event.
The family of Cadet John Evans will receive visitors on Thursday and Friday in Ellicott City, Maryland.
A Mass of Christian Burial is set for Saturday in Clarksville, Maryland.
Here are the details for visitation and the funeral:
The funeral home is located at 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City, Md.
On Saturday, A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for 10 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church:
12500 Clarksville Pike/Route 109, Clarksville, Md
With interment following at the St. Louis Church Cemetery, Ten Oaks Road, Clarksville, Md.
Donations in his memory may be made to:
The John A. Evans Memorial Fund for the VMI Foundation
c/o St. Louis Catholic Church
12500 Clarksville Pike
Clarksville, Md. 21029
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A VMI cadet has passed away following a training event.
John Alexander Evans, who was 19 and from Maryland, collapsed in his Barracks room after completing a 10-mile march.
It was part of the training leading up to the annual 23-mile march from Harrisonburg to the battle of Newmarket, a tradition for each freshman class.
He was pronounced dead shortly after noon Saturday at Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital. The cause of death will be determined by a medical examiner.
Those who knew him remember Evans as having a lot of determination and heart.
"A lot of the runs he went on, he may not have been the fastest, but he did put out all the way to the end, he pushed through all the way," says Cadet Jason Barnes.
"You could just tell right away, he just had so much determination and he was not going to quit no matter what," says Cadet Stephen Harstmann.
School officials say Saturday's training activity was not difficult compared some other events. There are always EMT crews close by during physical exercises.
Here is the full statement from VMI:
LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 7, 2009 – A 4th Class cadet (freshman) collapsed following a training event and was pronounced dead shortly after noon today at Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital.
John Alexander Evans, 19, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Evans, of Highland, Md., collapsed in his Barracks room after completing a 10-mile road march with other members of the Rat Class. Cadet Evans was an International Studies major and a member of the Marine ROTC program.
