"March 2, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The mother of a Marine who grew up on the city's Far South Side says her son died while serving in Afghanistan.
Modie Lavin said she was notified by the military Thursday that her son, Conner Lowry, 24, a graduate of St. John Fisher Elementary and Brother Rice High School, died in Afghanistan. Lavin said she hasn't been told exactly how her son died.
The Chicago Marine had been corresponding with students at his former elementary school, telling them what it's like to be at war. His family said he was a charming, caring guy and a true Marine.
Corporal Lowry, who's described as a South Side Irish guy through and through, joined the Marines a few years after high school in 2008. The 6'5", former football player wasn't actually sent to war in Afghanistan until October. That's when his neighbors put up yellow bows on the block. Lowry was supposed to come home for good, his family says, in two and a half months.
Lowry's family says his death is still under investigation. They are choosing not to talk about any details until the investigation is complete. They are still waiting to find out when his body will be brought back home.
Lowry's sister, Grace Lavin, held on tightly to her brother's favorite Notre Dame hat.
"How much I love him, how much I just wish this wasn't true and how much I just want to give him one last hug, because he gave really good hugs," she said."
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