The investigation remains ongoing into the death of a two-star general found dead in his home on Redstone Arsenal just days before he was to take command of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command.

Maj. Gen. John Rossi, 55, was found dead July 31. Rossi was new to Huntsville, having moved to the city from Fort Sill, Oklahoma to replace Lt. Gen. David L. Mann as commanding general of USASMDC/ARSTRAT.

Rossi was scheduled to take command of the unit Aug. 2.

Chris Colster, a public affairs officer for the U.S. Army Garrison at Redstone Arsenal, told AL.com on Monday that a cause of death had not yet been released.

"We're still waiting on the investigation to work itself out," Colster said.

Rossi, a native of Long Island, New York, graduated from West Point in 1983 and was commissioned in the Army as an air defense artillery officer, KSWO-TV out of Lawton, Oklahoma, reported. He was a commander at every level, becoming commanding general of the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill in 2014.

Prior to that assignment, according to Redstone Arsenal, Rossi served as the director of the Army Quadrennial Defense Review Office at the Pentagon.

Rossi leaves behind his wife, Liz, three children and a grandchild.