MIDN 2/C Rolando Antonio Amador (USNA '16)
Rolando was lost suddenly on February 5, 2015, at the United States Naval Academy.
"The entire campus — midshipmen, faculty and staff, everybody — is obviously heartbroken over this," said Naval Academy spokesman Cmdr. John Schofield.
Rolando was a member of the 16th Company and a mechanical engineering major. He played intramural sports and had attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School for one year before the academy.
On social media outlets, friends expressed shock and sadness at his death. His former high school, Mount Ararat, posted a photo of Rolando from the basketball team on which he played.
"Your basketball family will miss your smile and friendship," the post read.
Rolando was friends with members of Navy's women's basketball team. "Our team was playing with heavy hearts. It's been an exhausting 24 hours," said Navy head coach Stefanie Pemper.
Rolando was lost suddenly on February 5, 2015, at the United States Naval Academy.
"The entire campus — midshipmen, faculty and staff, everybody — is obviously heartbroken over this," said Naval Academy spokesman Cmdr. John Schofield.
Rolando was a member of the 16th Company and a mechanical engineering major. He played intramural sports and had attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School for one year before the academy.
On social media outlets, friends expressed shock and sadness at his death. His former high school, Mount Ararat, posted a photo of Rolando from the basketball team on which he played.
"Your basketball family will miss your smile and friendship," the post read.
Rolando was friends with members of Navy's women's basketball team. "Our team was playing with heavy hearts. It's been an exhausting 24 hours," said Navy head coach Stefanie Pemper.
Rolando was lost suddenly on February 5, 2015, at the United States Naval Academy.
"The entire campus — midshipmen, faculty and staff, everybody — is obviously heartbroken over this," said Naval Academy spokesman Cmdr. John Schofield.
Rolando was a member of the 16th Company and a mechanical engineering major. He played intramural sports and had attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School for one year before the academy.
On social media outlets, friends expressed shock and sadness at his death. His former high school, Mount Ararat, posted a photo of Rolando from the basketball team on which he played.
"Your basketball family will miss your smile and friendship," the post read.
Rolando was friends with members of Navy's women's basketball team. "Our team was playing with heavy hearts. It's been an exhausting 24 hours," said Navy head coach Stefanie Pemper.
