Missing longtime Parsippany school counselor found dead — community mourns beloved educator

⚠️ A longtime Parsippany educator who was reported missing Sunday was found dead Tuesday evening.

➡️ Prosecutors said the death is not believed to be suspicious.

🔴 Families and former students are remembering the guidance counselor for his kindness and support.

After several days of searching, a longtime educator in Morris County has been found dead in a local park, south of his hometown.

Cavan Londergan, of Parsippany, was reported missing by his family on Sunday.

The 49-year-old was a guidance counselor in the Parsippany-Trolls Hills school district for over a dozen years, and before that he was a classroom teacher.

Police reported he was last seen wearing a green T-shirt and khaki pants.

On Tuesday, the State Police Missing Persons Unit joined the investigation and followed a lead to Summerhill Park in Madison.

That evening, responders found Londergan’s body, as first reported by Parsippany Focus.

“At this point, the death is not believed to be suspicious,” according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday.

Prosecutor's Office detectives responded to the scene Tuesday along with the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Former students and families remember beloved counselor

Even before the heartbreaking discovery, tributes had been shared by the families whose lives he impacted.

“Anyone who knows Mr. Londergan knows what an incredible person he is. Every child whose life he touched was better because of his kindness, patience, and unwavering support,” a public post shared by a local mother, whose child had attended Lake Parsippany Elementary.

Board records show years of service as counselor in Parsippany-Troy Hills

Londergan first worked as a teacher for a number of years, and then as a guidance counselor at Lake Parsippany Elementary School from roughly 2011 until 2022.

He and three colleagues in the district were reassigned for 2022-2023, and he was transferred to guidance at Parsippany High School.

In February 2024, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education approved a settlement with Londergan, and he separated professionally from the district, records show.

Based on his social media accounts, Londergran is survived by a wife and two college-aged sons, as well as other loved ones.

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