UPPERCO, MD. (THECOUNT) — Thomas Blanton Jr., has been identified as the body discovered in a field in Upperco, Maryland on Monday, according to Tuesday reports.

“Tom” Blanton, 36, was identified by Baltimore County police on Tuesday as the man found dead in a field in Upperco on Monday.

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A cause of death was not provided by officials as of Tuesday morning.

Detectives from Baltimore County Police homicide unit are still investigating the circumstances around the death and are waiting for autopsy results by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, reports Baltimore.CBS.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved man:

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Geo quick facts: Upperco is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County and Carroll County, Maryland, United States. Baltimore County is third-most populous county located in the U.S. state of Maryland and is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area and Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. Baltimore County is part of the Northeast megalopolis, which stretches from Virginia northward to Boston – Wikipedia.