Memorial Set for Missing Citadel Cadet

Update (Wednesday, 11:14 a.m.): The memorial for Joshua Edwards is set for 12:30 p.m. Thursday, but at the family's request, the ceremony is not open to the media. The event is intended for the "campus community," according to an advisory from the Citadel.

A memorial service for missing Citadel cadet Joshua Edwards is tentatively scheduled for Thursday afternoon at Summerall Chapel. Edwards' parents spoke with school president John Rosa on Tuesday.

The school issued a public plea for information regarding Nov. 10. Folly Beach Police found his car early Friday between two houses near The Washout, an area of the beach known for its strong surf. A search by boat and helicopter did not turn anything up.

In an address to Citadel cadets Tuesday, Rosa referenced to Edwards' disappearance and said that the cadet had been distraught, according to an ABC News 4 report.

"It affects all of us...so what I am asking you to do is look out for each other."

The cadet apparently left messages on his computer to friends that indicated he was upset, according to a Tuesday night press release from the military college.

The search is still ongoing, according to the media statement, but the family has requested the memorial.

Edwards always had a smile on his face, said English teacher Phillip Caston at J.L. Mann High School, the cadet's Greenville alma mater.

"He joked around a lot and had a very personable nature about him at all times," Caston said. "But even though he liked to joke around, he always showed how brilliant he was in his writing, his speech, and his projects."

Caston said that he even remembers Edwards' seat in the honors classroom. "Josh sat front and center in the foremost desk," he said. "That was how I remember Josh in class. He liked to be the center of attention."