THE PASSING OF DENNIS HALLER
It is with a heavy heart that I must relay the unfortunate news of the sudden and unexpected death of Dennis Haller, a valued member of the WGN weather team. Dennis passed away this weekend at his home in Washburn, Wisconsin, a small town in far northern Wisconsin near Bayfield.
Dennis joined the WGN weather team in 1998 after his retirement from the National Weather Service and was a frequent contributor to this weather blog and the Chicago Tribune weather page. Not only was Dennis an excellent forecaster and extremely passionate about the weather, but he also had a love and an in-depth knowledge of gardening and astronomy that he frequently incorporated into his weather page features.
He will be greatly missed. Funeral /memorial arrangements are pending.
--By Steve Kahn, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist