A Boston resident has commissioned a goalie mask honoring those killed in the tragic events of the Boston Marathon bombing and will soon auction it to benefit related charities.

Kyle Acomb already had a mask made for him by Dom Malerba from Pro’s Choice, a mask-making company north of Boston whose client list includes Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask. He also planned to have the mask airbrushed by Montreal artist David Leroux of Diel Airbrush.

Acomb changed his mind, and instead asked Leroux – who had previously designed three other masks for Acomb – to create a Boston Strong mask, which could be auctioned off for charity.

“I wanted to do something different; something that was personal,” Acomb told InGoal Magazine.

The description of the Boston Strong mask, as perInGoal:

The beautifully painted mask prominently features the names and portraits of the four victims of the attack – Krystle Campbell, Martin William Richard, Lingzi Lu, and policeman Sean Collier. The names of others injured in the bombings are written on the jaw line of both sides of the mask, with the Boston Marathon logo painted on the chin between them.

The left side features the medal from the 117th Boston Marathon, with its ribbon streaming over and around the mask, dividing the sections honouring the four people that lost their lives in the attack. The right side features “We are one, Boston Strong,” with the American flag painted in the background just above it.

The date of the attack – 4-15-2013 – runs along the top of the mask, and the backplate, which isn’t pictured, includes the Boston Strong ribbon, and a quote from President Barack Obama: “We carry on, we race, we strive.” In the background of the backplate you can see ghosted out the Boylston Street sign and a building that had the number one lighted out.

The mask will be placed on the auction block as soon as all the frenzied excitement of the  Stanley Cup Finals calms down, Acomb said.