Raul Adrian Trevino

Adrian, also known as “Age” by his friends and family, was a fun-loving free spirit whose intelligence led him to ask tough questions about life and living, even as a very young child. As a toddler while visiting with friends with a newborn child, he asked, what is the meaning of life? as he looked up at the newborn being held. As a preschooler, at the zoo as he stared at the caged lion he said, I wonder how he feels living in that cage. He enjoyed the company of many like-minded friends, especially his childhood friend, Matt, to talk and laugh about life’s absurdities.

Age was a passionate reader. The first hardcover book he proudly read by Shel Silverstein (1930-1999), The Giving Tree, is still shelved at his parents’ home, along with his collection of Calvin and Hobbs. Age enjoyed reading the works of French novelist Alexander Dumas (1802-1870) including The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers both published in 1844. He enjoyed the writings of American journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005), and in the last month read all of the English-language books written by Dominican-American author Junot Diaz (1968- ), a creative writing professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Adrian, himself enjoyed writing poetry and short stories and speaking publicly. After 9/11, Adrian wrote an essay for school in which he asked, what did America do to upset those who attacked us? At the end of his essay, he proclaimed the then frequently expressed, God Bless America, but added, God Bless Humanity! to punctuate that the tragedy was not just an American issue but an issue involving all of humanity. Several years ago, Adrian was moved at the opportunity to read excerpts from his beloved great uncle’s short stories as part of his great uncle’s eulogy. During an intense rehearsal before that funeral, Adrian interrupted the momentum and exclaimed, Man! There is nowhere else in this world I’d rather be than right here, right now, doing this. Adrian loved his family deeply and had great reverence for his elders.

Age enjoyed many Easters at Riverwood with the Trevino family, mainly his Jackson cousins. After Christmas holidays, Adrian shared having feelings of sadness when family returned to their homes, particularly his cousins Tony and Adan. Adrian always enjoyed time at the Garcia Rancho in Starr County, Texas, grilling, hiking, hunting, visiting the old homestead along the river, seeing extended family and trespassing on neighboring ranches.

In recent years, Adrian gave up pursuing a degree in English, I do not want to teach English nor do I want to wait tables, he said. He decided to become a welder. He completed the majority of the two-year program during which he competed and placed in a regional competition with a metal art piece. When his internship turned into a full-time job, Adrian decided to finish school later. Adrian was a member of the American Welders Society, maintained numerous certifications and was preparing to take the American Welders Society seminar and exam for his Welding Inspector certification. Adrian’s greatest sense of accomplishment was working alongside Ben, at Hill County Steel. With Ben, Adrian enjoyed brotherly love while welding, completing challenging and exciting physical feats, and developing leadership skills on the job. Adrian was honored to have been a part of the Hill Country Steel project last year that provided the structural steel needs for the newly-constructed 50-acre project at the Comstock Border Patrol Station and Collocated Checkpoint for the U.S. Border Patrol, Del Rio, Tx. I would have worked for free just to have had that experience, he later shared.

Adrian is survived by his parents, Raul and Martha Trevino; younger brother, Ross Alesandro Trevino; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin & Ofelia Garcia; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Marcella Trevino; numerous aunts (Blanca, Peggy, Lilia, Rachel, Irene and Diane), uncles (Pinky and Martin, Jr.) and numerous cousins. Adrian is preceded in death by his gregarious paternal aunt, Diane Glenn and loving grandfather, Mr. Raul S. Trevino. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 07, 2014 at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel at 7:00 PM. Family requests that in lieu of flowers or other gifts of kindness, that gifts be made out to Lifetimes Recovery Program and mailed to the Trevino’s attention at P.O. Box 2312, Universal City, Tx 78148.