He was 21.
Preliminary indications are that a brain aneurysm was the cause of death.
Ferguson's body was discovered Jan. 17 when a concerned roommate kicked in his bedroom door. Ferguson last had been seen the evening of Jan. 14. Born in Singapore, Ferguson grew up and moved throughout the Pacific region as the son of a business executive. He graduated in 1993 from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., where he participated in cross country, drama, the Environmental Club and Model United Nations. As a high school freshman and sophomore, he attended the International School in Manila, the Philippines.