By Associated Press - Sunday, May 7, 2017

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - A funeral is pending for a college student who died just before his scheduled graduation.

Multiple media organizations report the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death of Furman University student Joseph “Blake” Hadden. The funeral for the 23-year-old from Augusta, Georgia, is Monday.

The South Carolina coroner said Hadden was found by his roommates early Friday in their apartment.



Hadden was a senior and former member of the school’s golf team who was expected to graduate the following day.

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