Touching Final Farewell

Earlier in the month an American Airlines aircraft maintenance technician died while on the job at Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport. The technician, who had been at American for 30 years, fell 14 feet from a jet bridge while closing the door of a Boeing 767. He suffered fatal injuries from the fall.

It’s such a terribly sad story. Nowadays we take aviation safety for granted, especially on the ground, so it’s heartbreaking when things like this happen.

The beautiful thing is the tribute he got when his body was sent to Cleveland, where his family is from. Here’s the video:

Very touching, and my thoughts are with his family and friends.

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vitempest Guest

Brought tears to my eyes. Well done AA.

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Dan Guest

Beautiful, wrenching sendoff. I only hope we never have to see more of these.

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Karin Christen Guest

I found this news at facebook. This ceremonie for send off from a airport staff was very touching. I never see in this situation at airport. wonderful and also sad about the accident from jetbridge. I'm sorry for his family and his staffmembers. God bless you, from Switzerland

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Ivan Member

Rest in peace

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Alex Guest

In such a time of great sadness, it's refreshing to see the solidarity and respect of his coworkers and company. Well done.

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