Lucio Aleman Jr., 33, was a safety engineer with the Federal Highway Administration. He began his career with the agency in 1989 as a highway engineer trainee in the Highway Engineer Training Program. Upon Aleman’s successful completion of the program, he moved to Oklahoma City where he served as the safety program engineer since February 1994. Aleman graduated from Texas A&I University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He and his wife, Gabriella, lived in north Oklahoma City with their children, Alynna and Lucio.