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People across the island are mourning the death of a beloved upstate college lacrosse coach who grew up right in Suffolk County. News Long Island's Jonathan Gordon has more on the life and the legacy of Shoreham Wading River graduate and Sienna University men's lacrosse coach Liam Gleeson. Liam Gleeson grew up in this community where we are this afternoon, a star lacrosse player at Shoreham Wading River High School who graduated from there in 2003. Gleeson, a Long Island native, died tragically Wednesday just days after he suffered a traumatic head injury during a fall at his home in the capital region. He was a young guy and And he touched a lot of people in the area. The 41 year old was a four-year lacrosse player at Shoreham Wading River, where he helped lead the team to a state championship in 2002. In a new statement this afternoon, Shoham Wading River Board of Education Vice President Jim Lockhart wrote, I had the privilege of playing lacrosse with Liam throughout her childhood and high school, and he always stood out as an exceptionally kind teammate, a dedicated competitor, and a genuinely good person. Tom Rotan's coach Shoham Waiting River, lacrosse from 1995. Until 2013, including all four of Gleeson's years on the team. He was a tremendous and fierce defenseman. After high school, Gleeson went on to play two years of lacrosse at A Delphi University before finishing his collegiate career at Albany. In 2018, he took over the Sienna Saints lacrosse program and was just named the Eastern College Athletic Conference 2025 Division One men's lacrosse coach of the Year. He was all about people helping, caring, encouraging. Um, teaching, he had the full gambit of what it takes to be a great person. Known for his selflessness in life, Gleeson's final act was donating his organs to those in need. He was a hero in life and a hero in death. Gleeson leaves behind his wife of 12 years, 3 kids, and both of his parents. In Wading River, Suffolk County, Jonathan Gordon, News 12.

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The 41-year-old died Wednesday after he fell down a flight of stairs at his home upstate.

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