‘A big heart, a big smile’: Delta worker was months from retiring
ATLANTA, Ga. - A Delta Air Lines worker who died in a tire explosion this week was less than a year away from retirement.
Delta employees Mirko Marweg, 58, and Luis Aldarondo, 37, were killed at the facility early Tuesday morning in what Atlanta fire officials are calling a tire explosion.
A third worker, who hasn’t been identified, was injured and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
Mirko’s wife, Scottie Ann Marweg, said his loss can’t be put into words.
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“I don’t know how I’m feeling. I’m in disbelief,” she said. “It’s so weird. We’ve been together so long.”
Scottie Ann Marweg said they were married for 28 years and called him the love of her life.
“He had a big heart, a big smile,” she said. “He would help anybody. He loved his family. He was a planner. He was smart.”
She said Mirko Marweg worked in the painting shop at Delta’s maintenance center for two decades and loved his job. He was getting ready to retire next June.
“Just getting through one day at a time, one hour at a time,” Scottie Ann Marweg said. “I have my family around me and friends, so I’m blessed.”
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Marweg’s son, Andre Coleman, said he wanted to see his father because he didn’t believe he was dead. But a medical examiner told the family the body was unrecognizable.
A Mississippi State lanyard around his neck helped confirm his identity, Coleman said.
Coleman said his father was a loving man who just Sunday had helped change the oil in Coleman’s motorcycle.
“That’s the kind of dad he was. He was always there,” Coleman said.
Delta said previously the wheel parts that were being disassembled when the explosion occurred were not attached to a plane at the time.
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“The Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of two team and the injury of another following an incident this morning at the Atlanta Technical Operations Maintenance facility,” Delta said in a statement. “We have extended our full to family and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time.”
The three employees were part of Delta’s TechOps team and the incident happened at the wheel and brake shop at the facility, John Laughter, Delta TechOps president, said in a memo to employees.
“I offer my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased Delta employees,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said in a statement on social media. “My thoughts are also with those who were injured, and I hope for their swift and full recovery.”
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“We stand in unity with Delta workers during this difficult time and we call on Delta and the relevant authorities to quickly launch a thorough investigation into how this happened,” the IAM Union said in a statement.
A Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport spokesperson said that the incident happened on Delta property and did not impact any operations at the airport.
“Our prayers are with the families affected by the tragic incident at Delta Air Lines’s Technical Operations Maintenance facility this morning,” a statement on the airport’s social media s read. " We send condolences to our partners as they continue to “Keep Climbing” during this difficult time.”
Delta thanked first responders and medical teams.
“The Delta family is grateful for the quick action of first responders and medical teams on site. We are now working with local authorities and conducting a full investigation to determine what happened.”
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