Baltimore bridge collapse victims' family members reflect on their loved ones' lives

Two of the six men presumed dead after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore were remembered by loved ones as devoted husbands, fathers and workers.

Two of the six men presumed dead in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore were remembered by loved ones as devoted husbands, fathers and workers who were simply trying to improve their lot in life.

“He gave us strength for everything,” said Norma Suazo, sister of Maynor Suazo, a member of the construction crew that had been repairing potholes on the bridge when it was struck by a container ship early Tuesday. 

“He fought day after day for our family to get ahead. He looked for a way to make a living,” Norma told Noticias Telemundo on Wednesday in a Spanish-language interview.

Suazo’s brother Fredy described him as good-natured, “smiley, the type of person that always fought for the well-being of the family.”

“You come to this country to accomplish your dreams, and sometimes that dream doesn’t get fulfilled,” Fredy Suazo added. “And for a tragedy like this to happen to us, can you imagine?”

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