12/07/2025
How do you measure one man’s impact?
A week ago today, Siena men’s lacrosse coach Liam Gleason fell down the stairs at his home and suffered a traumatic, ultimately fatal brain injury. He was 41.
In the days since:
— More than 250 people lined the hallways at Albany Medical Center for Gleason’s last selfless act — a solemn honor walk as he was transported for organ donation.
— Nearly $750K has been raised in support of the Gleason family. He is survived by his wife, Jaclyn, and their three children — a 9-year-old daughter, Kennedy, and two sons, Penn, 6, and Tate, 4.
— Hundreds more mourners filled the gymnasium at the UHY Center on Siena’s campus Saturday to pay their respects to Gleason. The ceremony included a moving tribute by wooden stick wielding UAlbany men’s lacrosse coach Scott Marr, for whom Gleason played and coached, and a reading by Kennedy Gleason.
— The Siena men’s basketball team wore Siena Lacrosse shirts during warmups before its MAAC opener Friday, while coaches wore Siena Lacrosse quarter-zips with “LG” patched onto the sleeve.
— Siena and UAlbany established an annual Liam Gleason Game starting next year. Just eight miles separate their campuses. UAlbany defeated Siena 11-9 in an NCAA tournament opening-round game May 7, after which Marr and Gleason embraced on the field. It was Gleason’s last game.
“This is overwhelming,” Marr said at the service Saturday. “It’s been overwhelming all week to receive the text messages, the phone calls, the outpouring of love for the lacrosse community. It really shows the love that Liam gave to all of us.”
