TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Craig Gaines is expected to be laid to rest Monday morning at Restoration Place Church in Tallahassee.

The Celebration of Life is scheduled for 10 a.m.

The Celebration of Life comes after the senior trooper died nearly two weeks ago after experiencing medical complications at his home, according to FHP.

The medical complications stemmed from a leg fracture injury he sustained while working as lead security for Florida A&M University Head Football Coach James Colzie III at a FAMU away game earlier this month, per the state agency.

During FAMU’s game against Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FHP said the trooper was “unintentionally struck by players at the conclusion of a play,” while on FAMU’s sideline.

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