Matt DeOrsey was a standout soccer player at Middletown High in Frederick and Towson University in the 1990s.

From all accounts, he was an even greater person. On Jan. 23, 2008, DeOrsey died suddenly of an apparent heart attack just two days before his 31st birthday, leaving behind his wife and three children.

To celebrate his life, family and friends are hosting the second annual DeOFest to raise money for The Matt DeOrsey Children's Fund and The Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region.

The gathering, set for Sept. 26 from 4 to 8 p.m., will take place at Slainte Irish Pub and Woody Rum Bar & Island Grill in Fells Point. Tickets are $50 and include all you can eat, all you can drink and live entertainment.

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