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Georgetown Law Student Among Those Killed In Ethiopian Airlines Crash

He will be remembered as a 'kind, compassionate, and gentle soul.'

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We have some incredibly unfortunate news to report today from one of the top law schools in the nation. On Sunday morning, Georgetown University Law Center lost one of its best and brightest students in the tragic Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people from 35 countries.

Cedric Asiavugwa, 32, a Kenyan native, was a third-year student in the school’s joint J.D./LL.M. program. Following the death of his fiancee’s mother, Asiavugwa was taking a flight home to Nairobi, Kenya, when he was killed. During his time at Georgetown, Asiavugwa — a Blume Public Interest Scholar, Global Law Scholar, and Arrupe Scholar for Peace — served as a residential minister and focused his studies on international business and economic law.

Here are excerpts from an email sent to the student body by Dean William Treanor of Georgetown Law and Rev. Mark Bosco, S.J., Vice President for Mission and Ministry:

(Photo via Office of Campus Ministry/Georgetown University)

With his passing, the Georgetown family has lost a stellar student, a great friend to many, and a dedicated champion for social justice across East Africa and the world. His commitment to issues of social justice, especially serving refugees and other marginalized groups, led him to Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania before coming to Georgetown.

He was a beloved member of Georgetown’s Campus Ministry offices, tending to a group of first-year undergraduates for the last three years as a Residential Minister in the New South residence hall on the Hilltop and also interning in the Law Center’s Campus Ministry office.

Beyond his many commitments and contributions, Cedric’s friends and faculty in this community remember him as a kind, compassionate and gentle soul, known for his beautifully warm and infectious smile. We hope you will keep his many loved ones here and abroad in your thoughts and prayers as we grieve his passing.

Last night’s 7 p.m. Mass at the Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart on Georgetown’s main campus was held in Asiavugwa’s honor.

We here at Above the Law would like to extend our condolences to Cedric Asiavugwa’s family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.

Georgetown Residential Minister, Law Student On Crashed Ethiopian Airlines Flight [Georgetown Voice]
Georgetown Law Student Among 157 Killed in Ethiopian Airlines Crash [NBC Washington]

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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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