Another tragic story regarding a former football standout from this area.

Below, you can see that former La Salle and Union player Kevin Flike was injured, but is expected to live, while serving his country overseas.

Unfortunately, that's not the case for former Shenendehowa and RPI football player Patrick Casey.

Casey was caught up in an altercation that he tried to step in the middle of, outside a Washington, D.C., eatery. He was punched by a stranger, fell and hit his head violently.

The George Washington grad student passed away Tuesday, at George Washington University Hospital. Casey was only 33.

Casey had served in the Army, as a sergeant in Afghanistan.

RPI will have a moment of silence in Casey's memory, before their Liberty League home game against Rochester, on Saturday.

Former La Salle Institute football player Kevin Flike was injured overseas after the solider suffered a gunshot wound.

The 27-year-old, who also played football at Union College, is a member of U.S. Special Forces unit, who was injured in Afghanistan on Saturday evening.

Flike has undergone multiple operations and the reports say it could take up to a year to fully recover.

La Salle will host a fundraiser in Flike's name at their home football game vs. Shaker, on Thursday, Oct. 6.

Flike graduated from La Salle in 2002.

Here's more in a link from WXXA Fox-23.