Specialist Nicholas "Nick" Caleb Jividen

21, Airborne Infantry

November 6 marks the anniversary of the passing of Specialist Nicholas "Nick" Caleb Jividen, 21, of Crestview, Florida. We honor and remember him, his family, and his mother Margaret Jividen of Poca WV. 

Nick was born December 25th, 1996, and was a graduate of Poca High School, Class of 2015. 

Nick traveled to multiple continents in his short time in the military. He was a signal analyst to Headquarters Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne). His services spanned the gamut of Combat Support in Syria and Kuwait (CJS0TF-OIR) to contingency operations in Chile as part of larger SOUTHCOM initiatives to combat illicit trafficking of Special Interest Aliens, narcotics and radicalization across the continent.

SPC Jividen died, Tuesday, November 6, 2018, from injuries in an armored vehicle training incident at Fort Irwin in Loma Linda, California.

Nick loved to hunt, fish, play and watch football, and golf among other things.  He especially loved riding his Harley Davidson.  Nick just couldn’t be tied down, he always had to be going somewhere.

He's just the type of person that made everybody happy," said Dee Wright, a former teacher of Nick at Poca High School. She received an e-mail in class that a former student of hers had died and was in disbelief. Army Specialist Nicholas Jividen was a 2015 graduate of Poca High School. An Army spokesperson says Jividen died during a routine training exercise in California. Wright says news of Jividen's death came as a shock because she says he wasn't a wild kid. "He followed rules and did things like you were supposed to do them. He wasn't one you would think would have an accident. He was careful about what he did in his life and how he did it," said Wright. "He did things in a military way. He could be so focused and so compartmentalized, and he could follow the rules. He was a great kid," said Wright.

Nick was also a member of the Poca Dot football team. Wright says he was always focused on the job at hand, and she always looked forward to the times when he would come back to Poca High School for a visit.

"The pride that he has in what he was doing. He knew his job was important, and he did it well. He was proud of that and so were we," said Wright.

"When I found out I was in shock," said Tiffani Smith, also a former teacher of Jividen at Poca High School. "I just remember his smile. The smile would light up a room. He was very friendly and very nice to everyone. Always helpful," said Smith.

Nick is survived by his mother Margaret Jividen and brother Daniel Jividen both of Poca, as well as his God Parents Andy and Diane Kent of Nitro,

Let us remember him, his family and always…

Say his name.

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