A few weeks ago, longtime Clinton Police Chief Mike Reidy passed away and his successor is remembering the man he describes as a mentor and father figure.

On the WHOW Morning Show Wednesday, Clinton Police Chief Ben Lowers called Chief Reidy the epitome of professionalism and class.

Chief Lowers learned how to be a fair leader and felt Chief Reidy was patient and calm even in the face of adversity.

Chief Lowers recalls the time as a young officer, Chief Reidy got him hyped up for a stakeout but what he walked into he could never have expected.

Chief Reidy had been retired for ten years before his passing and Chief Lowers remembers Chief Reidy as a family man who was very active in the community. 

Reidy was the Chief of Police in Chenoa, Wiscasset, Maine, and retired from the Clinton Police Department.  

He went to Bloomington Central Catholic High School and Western Illinois University.  He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bloomington and Catholic Church of the Little Flower in Springfield. 

Chief Reidy was 69 years old.