Senior unexpectedly dies; waiting on toxicology results

A JMU student died from unknown causes Saturday. Toxicology reports are expected to determine cause of death.

Senior Adam Grayson Kyte’s body was found by a friend at an unnamed residence in the 800 block of Port Republic Road, said Sgt. Shane Brown of the Harrisonburg Police.

A rescue call was received by the HPD at 1:08 p.m. Saturday. Kyte, 22, was dead when the team arrived, Brown said.

Foul play is not suspected, but the HPD is not releasing information on the cause of death until toxicology screens come back, Brown said. The toxicology report could take "a couple of weeks" to process, he added.

Brown declined to disclose further details surrounding the death.

Kyte was an accounting major from Williamsburg who graduated from Lafayette High School in 2001.

He was involved with the Salvation Army, volunteered with underprivileged, inner-city youth and participated in a faith-based outreach program to visit and work with youths in the juvenile detention system, according to his family.

Kyte is survived by his parents, Gregory and Debra, and his 14-year-old brother, James.

The family will receive friends between 5 and 7 p.m. Thursday at Nelsen Funeral Home, 3785 Strawberry Plains Rd., Williamsburg. A memorial service will immediately follow at 7 p.m. Burial will occur Friday at 11 a.m. at the Williamsburg Memorial Park.

"This is such a hardship," Debra Kyte said. "It’s such a waste." She added that Adam loved football and also enjoyed snowboarding and cooking.

"The university is saddened at Adam’s passing and our thoughts go out to his family," JMU spokesman Andy Perrine said. JMU is not sponsoring a memorial service at this time, Perrine said.

Debra Kyte asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department, 440 North Boundary Street, Williamsburg, 23185.