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EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

Company Helps Bring Family Together in Wake of
Tragedy

San Antonio Ready Mix Instructor Utilizes Assistance Program to Adopt Granddaughter

Juan Trevino is in a good place today. At 52, he’s raising a Before his career in ready mix, Juan Trevino was often involved
toddler and loving every minute of it. But neither this, nor in raising money for friends and communities experiencing
the pain he and his family have endured in the past two difficult times. The karma he banked in those years would be
years, was part of his original plan. returned to him in his family’s greatest time of need.

Their story begins on New Year’s Eve 2019. While most In addition to the company helping to ensure his
families were preparing for the birth of a new year, the granddaughter would be cared for, Trevino says his Martin
Trevinos were dealing with a tragedy; their daughter, Marietta colleagues went out of their way to show support.
20-year-old Jesamie Friend, had been killed in a car crash.
“We held a plate sale to raise money for Jesamie’s
The news was shocking, says Trevino, a ready mix funeral,” Trevino says. “When I started with Martin
instructor in San Antonio. Learning to live without his Marietta, I was a driver at O’Connor Ready Mix and so
daughter would be difficult enough, but he would also many of the drivers there came to buy plates. There was
have to make sure her children – Ava Lyn Delilah (3) and also a driver from Kirby Ready Mix. We had never met
Azaylea Zoe (2 months) – were cared for. before, but he told me he had heard a Martin co-worker
needed help and he was just there to do his part. He didn’t
Quickly, the older child’s father stepped in to take custody know me, but he knew we were part of the same Martin
of the 3-year-old. Trevino and his wife, Linda, took the baby. family.”

“We took responsibility for Azaylea right away,” Trevino Jesamie will be gone for two years this New Year’s Eve.
says. “We wanted to begin the adoption process. The baby Last month, Azaylea turned 2. While the changes his family
needed standard medical care, but every time we’d take has faced have been hard, Trevino says he and his wife are
her to the doctor, it would be very expensive. The adoption lucky to be raising such a beautiful little girl.
would allow us to get her on my insurance plan.”
“Azaylea is like a female Dennis the Menace,” he says. “If
The Trevinos paid out of pocket for adoption expenses
we take our eyes off of her for even one second, she’s
until they learned about Martin Marietta’s Adoption
climbing the kitchen counters. She keeps us busy, but
Assistance Reimbursement Program.
that’s a good thing. We need the exercise. She really is a
The program ultimately reimbursed Trevino for more than blessing.”
$8,000 in adoption-related costs.

Juan Trevino and his adopted Azaylea Zoe Trevino Juan Trevino and Family
granddaughter Azaylea1

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