HAINES CITY, Fla. -- In the wake of tragedy, one mother is using her son's memory to help those in need.

  • Eric Goll was a star football player at Haines City High School
  • Goll died in 2016 after collapsing on the feild after the first day of football practice
  • Goll's mother is using her son's name to open a school in Liberia
  • Want to help? Visit GoFundMe page

Eric Goll was a stand out student and football player at Haines City High School. Goll's mother said that he had big dreams and even wanted to become a lawyer.  

"He would've graduated last month from college with a degree in criminal justice," said Goll’s mother Pinky Bemah-Goll.

However, the 22-year-old collapsed on the field after the first day of football practice at Chadron State College in Nebraska back in 2016. He later died.

Behma-Goll says that she has good days and she has bad days. 

"It is, it is. As a matter of fact, yesterday was tough," Behma-Goll said.

However, there is one big project that keeps Behma-Goll moving forward: providing for a needy community in her home country of Liberia.

"There's no school, there's no library," said Behma-Goll of Kenama Village. "Before, these people used to walk two-three hours to go to clinic."

After spending eight months in Kenama Village, Behma-Goll said the people living there will now have it all thanks to donations she collected last year in her son's name. 

"He was a giver and I know he is smiling down and telling me how proud he is of what I’m doing," said an emotional Behma-Goll.

There is still much work to be done, including the completion of the village school and health clinic.  If you would like to make a donation, Behma-Goll has set up this GoFundMe

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