John Staggs, 76, had served over 38 years. He was reported missing a week ago and found the next day.
The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded to a report of a possible missing person in the water at North Point Marina around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Officials found the victim in the water, under a dock, around 8:45 p.m.
The Lake County coroner confirmed Staggs is the man who drowned at at Winthrop Harbor. He had been last seen around 10:30 p.m. last Friday.
His funeral will be held Saturday in Chicago.
The case is under investigation.
Dive and side-scan sonar technicians, along with rescue and law enforcement personnel from multiple departments in Wisconsin and Illinois, responded to the scene last week.