We’ll admit: though Keys Weekly is tasked with reporting the news in the Keys every week, we’ve got a problem. No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of our papers, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve to be recognized. In an effort to shine a spotlight on more of the incredible individuals who live and work in these islands, Keys Weekly is proud to share our Neighbor of the Week feature, dedicated to celebrating a community member with each issue.
In an island chain that survives largely off of Amazon orders, the hardworking men and women of the U.S. Postal Service are a critical lifeline. Our next Neighbor of the Week isn’t just one of Marathon’s mail carriers; he is our own postman for the Marathon branch of Keys Weekly.
JEAN ETIENNE
Postal Carrier, U.S. Postal Service
How did you originally come to Marathon? I came to Marathon to work for the post office.
What would you like to be remembered for? I want to be remembered for being kind and helping others.
What song always gets you on the dance floor? “Call Your Girlfriend” by Robyn.
What is your dream vacation? I would love to go to Brazil to visit the statues of Jesus – Christ the Redeemer.
What’s the weirdest package you’ve had to deliver? The weirdest packages are always the ones that smell.
What would you do if you won the lottery? If I won the lottery, I would help others.
What’s the weirdest or funniest app on your phone? Facebook.
What’s one thing most people never knew about you? That I’m a kind person. (Editor’s note: we’re not sure that no one knows this. Jean is one of our favorite people at the Marathon office.)
Two truths and a lie? I love Jesus, I love my job and I love Amazon. (If you guessed that Matt, last week’s Neighbor of the Week, lied about crashing his car into a dump truck, you guessed right.)What podcasts or music do you listen to while doing your route? Power 96.5.
