The Redstone Arsenal resident who was found dead Sunday on the installation has been identified as a two-star general who just moved to Huntsville to take the reins of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command.

Maj. Gen. John Rossi, 55, was found dead Sunday at his new home on the arsenal. He was scheduled to take his new command on Tuesday, replacing Lt. Gen. David L. Mann as commanding general of USASMDC/ARSTRAT.

The cause of death for Rossi, a native of Long Island, New York, remains under investigation, according to Redstone Arsenal officials.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Maj. Gen. John G. Rossi's family. We share their grief during this time of loss," Lt. Gen. Larry Wyche, Army Materiel Command deputy commanding general and Redstone Arsenal senior commander, said in a news release. "Our priority right now is to take care of the family, ensuring they have all the resources they need during this critical time."

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

According to KSWO-TV out of Lawton, Oklahoma, where Fort Sill is located, Rossi was anticipated to receive his third star upon his taking command of the USASMDC/ARSTRAT. Before leaving Fort Sill, Rossi was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his service.

Just 10 days before his death, Rossi told the television station that he planned on being in the Army until the military no longer needed him.

"You hate leaving because you try to become part of a team and build a team. I think we have a great team here, so you hate to leave it, but you know, in the back of your mind that this is just part of the Army, this is tradition," Rossi told the TV station. "As commanders come and go...the colors live on forever. So the name tag changes, but the institution and command stays," Rossi said.

See Rossi's interview with the news station at the bottom of this story.

Rossi graduated from West Point in 1983 and was commissioned in the Army as an air defense artillery officer, KSWO-TV reports. 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.