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Soldier's funeral coming together
Justin Faulconer
jfaulconer@newsadvance.com
August 3, 2005
The funeral for Jason Scheuerman, a local soldier who died Saturday in Iraq, likely will be held at West Lynchburg Baptist Church later this week.
“It’s tentative, but we are expecting the service to be on Friday evening,” said Pastor Mike Cox, who will be officiating.
Scheuerman’s father, Chris Scheuerman, said his son’s body was expected to arrive at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday night.
Scheuerman, 20, died in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, from what the Army described as non-combat related injuries.
An Army spokeswoman on Tuesday said an investigation into the death is under way.
Spokeswoman Jennifer Albert would not comment on details of the investigation. But she said that, in general, non-combat related injuries pertain to accidents, illnesses, foul play, suicide or acts of God.
Scheuerman was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division in Fort Benning, Ga.
His funeral will be held in the same church where he was baptized.
“My family and I are grieving our loss of Jason, but through the process of grieving, we’re attempting to celebrate Jason’s life,” said Chris Scheuerman.
“Jason was a patriot and died believing what he was doing was important for all of us.”
Scheuerman was active in church and his youth group. Cox said he was baptized at West Lynchburg Baptist in 1994 at age 9. He remembers spending two weeks with Scheuerman on a mission trip a few years ago.
“I’ll remember him, in my estimation, as a hero, not just because he died, but because he went,” Cox said Tuesday. “He went.”
Scheuerman participated in the JROTC program while in high school. He spent part of his high school years at Heritage High School in Lynchburg and finished high school in Sanford, N.C., in 2003.
He and his brother, Chris Scheuerman, 21, joined the Army after high school. His brother serves as a chaplain’s assistant at Fort Bragg in North Carolina; his father served for more than 20 years with the Army Special Forces.
Scheuerman was the fourth soldier with Lynchburg connections to die in Iraq this year.
Whitten Funeral Home in Lynchburg is handling the funeral arrangements.
Scheuerman loved children. The family has asked that donations in his name be made to any children’s charity or to the West Lynchburg Baptist Church Children’s Ministry, 3001 Memorial Ave.
Justin Faulconer
jfaulconer@newsadvance.com
August 3, 2005
The funeral for Jason Scheuerman, a local soldier who died Saturday in Iraq, likely will be held at West Lynchburg Baptist Church later this week.
“It’s tentative, but we are expecting the service to be on Friday evening,” said Pastor Mike Cox, who will be officiating.
Scheuerman’s father, Chris Scheuerman, said his son’s body was expected to arrive at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday night.
Scheuerman, 20, died in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, from what the Army described as non-combat related injuries.
An Army spokeswoman on Tuesday said an investigation into the death is under way.
Spokeswoman Jennifer Albert would not comment on details of the investigation. But she said that, in general, non-combat related injuries pertain to accidents, illnesses, foul play, suicide or acts of God.
Scheuerman was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division in Fort Benning, Ga.
His funeral will be held in the same church where he was baptized.
“My family and I are grieving our loss of Jason, but through the process of grieving, we’re attempting to celebrate Jason’s life,” said Chris Scheuerman.
“Jason was a patriot and died believing what he was doing was important for all of us.”
Scheuerman was active in church and his youth group. Cox said he was baptized at West Lynchburg Baptist in 1994 at age 9. He remembers spending two weeks with Scheuerman on a mission trip a few years ago.
“I’ll remember him, in my estimation, as a hero, not just because he died, but because he went,” Cox said Tuesday. “He went.”
Scheuerman participated in the JROTC program while in high school. He spent part of his high school years at Heritage High School in Lynchburg and finished high school in Sanford, N.C., in 2003.
He and his brother, Chris Scheuerman, 21, joined the Army after high school. His brother serves as a chaplain’s assistant at Fort Bragg in North Carolina; his father served for more than 20 years with the Army Special Forces.
Scheuerman was the fourth soldier with Lynchburg connections to die in Iraq this year.
Whitten Funeral Home in Lynchburg is handling the funeral arrangements.
Scheuerman loved children. The family has asked that donations in his name be made to any children’s charity or to the West Lynchburg Baptist Church Children’s Ministry, 3001 Memorial Ave.