Adam Oakes always said hello and goodbye with a hug, played basketball with his little cousins and competed in family-style fantasy football every fall, his family said.
A Virginia Commonwealth University freshman from Loudoun County, who was found dead after attending a fraternity party in February, died of alcohol poisoning, according to the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Adam Oakes’ cause of death was ethanol toxicity, which is the formal name for alcohol poisoning. The medical examiner said the manner of death was accidental.
Richmond police are still investigating Oakes’ death.
A statement from VCU provided to WTOP Tuesday said that the university has not yet received the medical examiner’s full report but that it would be included in the police investigation.
“Once that investigation is complete, we will use it to determine what actions to take regarding organizations and individuals involved,” the university said.