Louisville man is killed in Iraq
By Sheldon S. Shafer, May 4, 2008

Jim Lockard, a civil engineer from Louisville working for a contractor overseeing the rebuilding of Iraqi schools and hospitals, was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, his wife [Maria] said. [...] The couple have two daughters, Danielle, 16, and Nicole, 13, "who were his life," his wife said.

Lockard, 46, worked for Louis Berger Group.

A message on the blog run by the family of missing civilian contractor Jonathan Cote.

Press Conference to be held by the family of deceased U. S. Army Veteran, Jonathon Michael Cote’ who was a contractor in Iraq when he was kidnapped on November 16, 2006

At this hour, the Cote family has been notified by U. S. Officials that positive identification of the 6th body returned from Iraq was subsequently identified at Dover Air Force Base. The remains are of Jonathon Michael Cote’. The autopsy results have not yet been provided to the family.

Jonathon Cote of Getzville, New York was kidnapped on November 16, 2006 with four other men from Crescent Security Group who have since been found dead. Jonathon Cote's severed finger was one of 5 delivered to the US military in Iraq.

Jonathon Cote was 25 years old.

Sincere condolences to his friends and family.

A message on the blog run by the family of missing civilian contractor Jonathan Cote.

U.S. Officials visit Jon’s family today as a 6th body has been recovered in the Basra area of Southern Iraq

April 19, 2008

We were visited today by U.S. Officials today who told us that a 6th body has been recovered in the Basra area of Southern Iraq. The body will be flown to Dover Air Force Base just as the 5 other bodies of US Citizens recovered in March. There the body will be identified and an autopsy will be performed.

Jonathon Cote of Getzville, New York was kidnapped on November 16, 2006 with four other men from Crescent Security Group who have since been found dead. Jonathon Cote's severed finger was one of 5 delivered to the US military in Iraq.