Luke Laidley, the 43-year-old Winnetka man who drowned Tuesday in Lake Michigan, was a Sept. 11 survivor and a hero, his family said.
near Elder Lane Beach early Tuesday afternoon when he noticed a group of children having trouble while tubing.
He and his wife, Lauren Laidley, have three young kids ages 3, 5 and 7. Luke Laidley and his family are active members of the Catholic parish Faith, Hope and Charity in Winnetka, where his kids attend school."Luke was well liked in the community and was very popular in our parish school community," said the Rev. Martin O’Donnell, the lead pastor at Faith, Hope and Charity, in an email to the Sun-Times.
"I encourage all of us to count our blessings each and every day. Give of yourself and expect nothing in return. And become part of something that is greater than yourself," Laidley later wrote, according to the statement.
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