His wife Loretto and children Estelle, Dorothy, Lester, and Clifford
As he was responding to a residential fire at 758 Aubert Avenue, Firefighter Mariek fell from Truck 19. He suffered a severe head injury and died a short time later.
Firefighter Mariek was covering part of the shift of another firefighter so he could be home to open Christmas gifts with his family.
There are currently no tributes for Firefighter Charles J. Marik.