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Monday, April 28, 2025

Authorities identify dead man in Memorial Union guest room

The man who was found dead in a guest room at Memorial Union Tuesday has been identified as 41-year-old James Wai from Seattle, Wash.  

 

Dane County Coroner John Stanley said there was nothing suspicious about Wai's death and there were no signs of forced entry, visible wounds or foul play. 

 

According to UWPD Lt. Eric Holen, Wai had no affiliation with the university and was not a resident of Dane County. Stanley reported Wai was visiting from out of state but has no family in Wisconsin.  

 

A UW-Madison Union staff member found Wai's body in a guest room of the Memorial Union on the fourth floor. There are six guest rooms on the fourth floor of the Union that operate like hotel rooms.  

 

Holen confirmed the man was a guest staying in the room where he was found, but Holen did not know how long he had been staying there.

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