GLEN BURNIE, Md. — More than a month after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, a fifth building employee who misplaced his life is up from the water.
Miguel Luna’s life was reduce brief in March. He leaves behind a spouse and three kids.
Described to WMAR as pleasant and hardworking, Luna labored in a meals truck in the course of the day and labored building at evening.
Now, the neighborhood will band collectively at that meals truck for his loved ones.
Los Yonkes Truck Club
“It was actually arduous when he heard he died within the Key Bridge,” mentioned Fernando Sajche, who has labored to honor victims at a Hawkins Point mural. “And it was extra surprising to know he labored days on the meals truck and nights over there. So which means he is a hard-working man.”
Sajche informed WMAR he’d cease by a meals truck in so much beside a Marathon fuel station on Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie. The truck was operated by Luna and his spouse, Carmen.
In that lot this Saturday, Sajche’s ‘Los Yonkes’ truck membership is organizing a gathering to lift cash, both by direct donations or via shopping for meals, to assist Miguel’s spouse. The truck is open at 10 a.m. however will keep open till the final clients depart.
“The payments by no means cease right here. Bills are available in every single day. Add that in your again, the payments, plus proper now you understand they only recovered his physique. It’s arduous for her. So what we’re planning to do that, for her, on Saturday, so we might help just a little bit,” Sajche added.
Luna’s physique was recovered from the Key Bridge wreckage on Wednesday; crews discovered him in a lacking building automobile.
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Roberto Marquez, a Texas-based artist, has organized the Hawkins Point mural for roughly the final month in reminiscence of Luna and the 5 different building employees who misplaced their lives.
“The very first thing we did was elevate the flag, you understand, put it up, that means he is out,” Marquez mentioned.
The flag of every sufferer’s nation of origin is raised from every employee’s memorial cross as soon as he’s recovered from the Patapsco.
“The Luna household has been the ones that introduced private stuff for Miguel. Whatever you see on it, most of it’s his private stuff,” Marquez added.
On Luna’s: boots, a backpack, and a piece shirt that reads in crimson paint: ‘Te Amo,’ I like you.
“It does not matter who you might be. Just come Saturday, purchase some meals; it will assist them so much,” Sajche added.
As of Thursday, one building employee, Jose Lopez, remains to be not up from the water.
