strength and voice to those who have none .
Meet the Blewetts
By : Christy Smith You can meet the Blewetts at www . dmarko . com
On any given day , you can walk into the gym at DUB campus and find the Blewetts talking healthy living to just about anyone that will listen . But they don ’ t just talk the talk , they walk the walk . Changing the lives of people isn ’ t a job , it ’ s for a sense of satisfaction . D ’ Marko is the strong silent type , until you hit a topic of passion , then watch out . His eyes light up and his mind runs at 100 mph . But at the core of every thought he seems to have , he is looking for a way to “ pay it forward ”, and bring strength to the everyone . If you look back to his childhood you can see why he feels it is so important to him to give
D ’ marko grew up on the mean streets of West Salt Lake City . His pop ’ s died when he was very young leaving his mother to raise him and his two siblings by herself . D ’ Marko was the youngest of the three children and the first to graduate from high school . When you ’ re growing up , you don ’ t really know the difference . He thought he was just being cool by being the only kid that had holes in his jeans . He always thought he was just setting trends . When he was eleven years old , he started out by shining shoes with his mom by his side . She was his biggest supporter . He knew there were only three ways out of the neighborhood - death , prison , or hard work . To stay off the streets and out of trouble , at age 15 he started boxing . He was lucky enough to have the support of a couple police officers who helped him get into boxing and learn to fight in a constructive manner . He just didn ’ t know it would take him to Hollywood and back . He was a tall skinny kid , so at 16 he started to work out and bulk up , triggering his passion for body building . At 17 he was in his very first contest at the Capital Theatre in downtown