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‘A sweet kid': South Boston man, 35, identified as body found floating off New Hampshire coast
Members of the State Police Marine Patrol found and recovered the body, which was later identified as Shader by the State Police Major Crime Unit and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's Office, the statement said.
Shader's death is not believed to be suspicious, the statement said. He was last seen in the Boston area, and investigators are still working to determine the circumstances of his entry into the water.
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'All aspects of the case remain under investigation,' read the statement.
Shader's mother, Lilice Shader, said in a phone interview Saturday that her son had served four years in the US Marine Corps, including a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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At the time of his death, he lived in South Boston and worked in IT, she said. He enjoyed building his own computers, as well as going bow hunting with his uncle.
Lilice Shader said she had last spoken to her son on Mother's Day, when he called to say 'the usual — I love you."
She said she was 'just in shock' when she first heard the news of his death, the day after his body was found.
'He was a sweet kid,' she said. 'I don't know what happened.'
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David Shader is survived by his older brother as well as several aunts and uncles. The family plans to hold a memorial service in Saratoga, N.Y., within the next few weeks, his mother said.
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