Grieving Maine mother uses her late son as inspiration [Video]

TALIA CLARKE INTRODUCES US TO THE COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS WHO MADE THESE COURTS POSSIBLE. <STRAIGHT PKG> <VO> DEB ROBERTS HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS OVER THE YEARS.. AS THE FOUNDER OF HOLLAND STRONG ICE FISHING DERBY. ROBERTS STARTED THE FISHING DERBY, IN MEMORY OF HER SON MICHAEL HOLLAND. HE IS ONE OF 33 CREW MEMBERS WHO DIED WHEN THE EL FARO, A US FLAGGED CARGO VESSEL, SANK DURING HURRICANE JOAQUIN IN 2015. <COVERED> <SOT DEB ROBERTS / HOLLAND STRONG> 15;25;04 “THE IDEA CAME TO MY MIND WHEN THEY CALLED OFF THE SEARCH FOR THE CREW, INCLUDING MY SON.. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO HOW DO I MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE EVERFORGETS MICHAEL AND HOW DO I HONOR HIM.” <VO> SINCE THEN, ROBERTS HAS GIVEN SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIORS AND ORGANIZED A TOY DRIVE. ROBERTS SAYS HER SON WAS AN AVID ATHLETE.. SO SHE IS WORKING TO REFURBISH THE RSU 73 ATHLETIC …