Family of murdered Maine man hopes to register 500 runners as Westbrook Strong 5K race returns in-person The race is in honor of Matt Rairdon, a St. Joseph's College nursing graduate who was killed by his partner in 2013. Author: Chris Costa (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:15 PM EDT July 9, 2021 Updated: 7:15 PM EDT July 9, 2021 The Westbrook Strong 5K is in honor of Matt Rairdon, a Westbrook High School and St. Joseph's College graduate who went on to become a nurse. He was killed by his partner in 2013. "People think eight years is a long time, but when you lose somebody, especially, she lost a sibling, we lost a child. That pain is still pretty raw, pretty deep," said Matt's mother, Laurie.