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8 | September 20, 2018 | The wilmette beacon NEWS<br />
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Bomb squad searches, clears Wilmette Junior High<br />
Police: Juvenile<br />
had loaded<br />
guns, interest in<br />
explosives<br />
MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW<br />
Sports Editor<br />
A parent of a Wilmette<br />
Junior High School student<br />
contacted the Wilmette<br />
Police Department<br />
From SEPT. 17<br />
on Sunday, Sept. 16, after<br />
finding loaded firearms in<br />
the student’s bedroom, according<br />
to a press release<br />
from the department.<br />
Officers secured the guns<br />
and transported the juvenile<br />
to a secure facility for<br />
treatment, the release says.<br />
During the investigation,<br />
police reportedly learned<br />
that the student had been<br />
experimenting with possible<br />
explosive devices.<br />
Based on this and after<br />
speaking with Wilmette<br />
District 39 staff, the Wilmette<br />
Police Department<br />
requested the Cook County<br />
Bomb Unit to conduct a<br />
sweep of the Wilmette Junior<br />
High School.<br />
Police said there was<br />
no information indicating<br />
a threat against students,<br />
staff or the school.<br />
A press release sent out<br />
by the district to parents<br />
reiterated that there was<br />
no threat against students,<br />
staff or the school, but that<br />
parents “may see an increased<br />
police presence at<br />
our schools today.”<br />
According to Holly<br />
Goldin, Wilmette District<br />
39 communications director,<br />
school started at its normal<br />
time.<br />
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Funeral service for Sebastian Duncan set for Sept. 22 in Wilmette<br />
Staff Report<br />
A memorial Mass for<br />
Sebastian Duncan, the<br />
20-year-old Glenview<br />
man who died in a kayaking<br />
accident Aug. 27 on<br />
Lake Michigan, is scheduled<br />
for 10 a.m. Saturday,<br />
Sept. 22, at Saint Joseph<br />
Church, 1747 Lake Ave.<br />
at Ridge Road, Wilmette.<br />
Interment is private.<br />
Sebastian Alante Duncan<br />
was born April 1,<br />
1998. He was a 2016<br />
graduate of New Trier<br />
Township High School<br />
and had attended Northeastern<br />
University.<br />
Duncan was an extraordinary<br />
young man who<br />
was deeply loved by his<br />
family and a shining light<br />
to his many relatives and<br />
friends. He was compassionate,<br />
had a great sense<br />
of humor, was adventurous,<br />
loved the outdoors<br />
and truly lived life to the<br />
fullest. Duncan connected<br />
easily with people and<br />
especially young people.<br />
After considering work as<br />
a youth counselor, he decided<br />
to become a trainer<br />
in the family’s personal<br />
training business. His<br />
main focus was on teens<br />
and younger children,<br />
helping them improve<br />
their fitness and nutrition.<br />
He was proud to follow in<br />
his father’s footsteps and<br />
was adored by his clients.<br />
With his reassuring and<br />
calm demeanor, Duncan<br />
had a gift for helping people<br />
realize and reach their<br />
full potential through his<br />
encouragement and confidence<br />
building skills.<br />
Like all young people, he<br />
kept thinking about his<br />
next steps. With his strong<br />
athletic abilities, he was<br />
also looking forward to<br />
exploring a career in commercial<br />
diving and had<br />
recently enrolled in the<br />
CDA Technical Institute<br />
commercial diver program.<br />
Duncan is survived by<br />
his loving parents, Tony<br />
and Sharon Duncan; three<br />
siblings, Najerie Neal<br />
(Tevin) of Atlanta, Georgia,<br />
Lauren Gabrielle<br />
and Hunter Alexander;<br />
his paternal grandmother<br />
Bonnie Davis (John) and<br />
a host of aunts, uncles,<br />
cousins, and friends.<br />
He was preceded in<br />
death by his maternal<br />
grandparents, Katherleen<br />
and Henry Mitchell and<br />
his paternal grandfather,<br />
James Duncan.<br />
Duncan loved his family<br />
and friends and each<br />
held a special place in his<br />
heart.<br />
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From Page 3<br />
and the park benches.”<br />
Dan Brennan, of the<br />
700 block of Elmwood<br />
Avenue, also spoke prior<br />
to the board’s vote and<br />
encouraged the commissioners<br />
to approve the<br />
project and not delay it<br />
any further, so his son can<br />
make use of the Langdon<br />
playground as soon as<br />
possible.<br />
“I’m just hoping for my<br />
4-year-old son, who was<br />
at the last meeting, and<br />
the four weeks from now<br />
incoming addition that<br />
there is a playground to<br />
play on, so hopefully this<br />
is not tabled any longer<br />
and the progress we’ve<br />
made and the momentum<br />
we’ve gotten keeps going<br />
forward,” he said.<br />
Emily Buerger, of the<br />
1200 block of Elmwood<br />
Avenue, also spoke in<br />
support of the approval of<br />
the Langdon project.
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