Maynor Suazo Sandoval left Honduras when he was 20 and built a new life in the U.S. He is one of the missing workers from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Maynor Suazo Sandoval left rural Azacualpa, Honduras nearly 18 years ago with a vision of a better future for him and his family.
He settled in Maryland where he worked as a mason in construction, as a package courier, and more recently, as part of a construction crew on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed early Tuesday.
Suazo was driven to help his family and his community in Honduras, Martin Suazo Sandoval, his older brother, told NPR from Honduras on Wednesday.
„My brother was a generous man,“ Martin Suazo Sandoval said in Spanish.
While working in the U.S., Maynor Suazo Sandoval sent money to start a hotel that provided jobs and supported his family. He also helped people from his town by paying for their medicines and doctor’s visits, as well as assisting people with disabilities.
Part of his motivation was also to help his hometown’s children. He sponsored a youth soccer league.
„He always said that if we were to have kids with a healthy mind, that later become prosperous teens, then we were bound to have a better country,“ Martin Suazo Sandoval said.
