Another victim of last week’s devastating midair collision in Washington, D.C., has been identified, and he had deep ties to metro Atlanta.

Lt. Col. Brian Ellis, 53, was aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 when it crashed into an Army helicopter, killing 67 people. The Virginia resident was returning home from a business trip in Kansas.

Ellis was a 1989 graduate of Morrow High School in Clayton County, where he was a standout athlete. He played on the school’s 1987 state championship football team and became the starting quarterback his senior year. His athletic career continued at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he played quarterback for two seasons before graduating in 1993.

After college, Ellis served in the Marine Corps for 22 years. He leaves behind two sons. In his honor, Morrow High School plans to fly flags at half-staff and add his name to its Notable Alumni Hall of Fame.

The crash also claimed the life of another metro Atlanta native, a crew chief aboard the Blackhawk helicopter. A graduate of Parkview High School, he had been involved in the Marine Corps JROTC program.

The pilot of the American Airlines flight, a Georgia Southern University alum from Savannah, was also among the victims.