February 25, 2013 — When Tucker Patterson lost his 44-foot lobster boat to a fire in late January, he lost his livelihood.
Now friends and family are coming together for a benefit fund-raiser in early March with the hope of helping Patterson get back on his feet.
The father of four has been a fisherman his entire life, said his brother Tom. He has worked on boats since he was a youngster, and often ventures out to the choppy seas with tenacity and optimism.
Even though lobster fishing slows down in the winter, with the boat being used maybe three days a week instead of the typical five or six, for Patterson to lose his main means of income has been “very devastating,” Tom Patterson said.
“Everyone I see wants to help, so we’re putting this benefit on, and we’re hoping to generate as much money as we can for him,” the brother said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to get another boat for him, somehow.”
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