Jesse Trevino died Monday at the age of 75 following a long battle with cancer.
During the time he spent with Trevino, Roman recalls seeing a painting on the floor of Trevino’s studio.
“A Vietnamese woman with her baby strapped to her back — beautiful, kind of looking back,” Roman said.When he asked Trevino why that was and why it was unfinished, Roman said Trevino told him, “Michael, that’s the last thing that I did with my right arm.”Roman went on to create a West Side landmark when he painted a mural at W. Commerce and Colorado honoring Vietnam veterans like Trevino and his own father, depicted reading a letter from his sweetheart and future wife back home.
Having earned a Purple Heart, Trevino would later join Chapter 1836 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, commanded at the time by Roman’s father, Tony. Tony Roman said many considered Trevino an inspiration and a role model in the largest chapter in the nation with 800 members. Roman said they know Trevino went through hell and back, yet he became who he was, showing, “Nothing is impossible.”Funeral arrangements are pending at Porter-Loring Mortuary.Jessie Degollado has been with KSAT since 1984. She is a general assignments reporter who covers a wide variety of stories. Raised in Laredo and as an anchor/reporter at KRGV in the Rio Grande Valley, Jessie is especially familiar with border and immigration issues.
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