Former Tech cheerleader honored

Former Virginia Tech cheerleader Jesse Clowers Jr.  was honored Tuesday night in his hometown of Roanoke, as Roanoke County officials named the main football field at Penn Forest Elementary School after Clowers.
Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Clowers’ death. A Green Beret staff sergeant, Clowers and two fellow officers were killed in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle in the Nangarahar Province. He was just 27 years old and left behind a wife (Kaytie), a son (Jesse III) and a daughter (Dani). Clowers’ daughter was born after he had been deployed.
Clowers was a cheerleader for the Hokies for three years. He graduated in 2003 with a degree in business.
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