Sydney Cantwell, an 18-year-old from suburban Yorkville, had so many plans for the future.
“I’m going to be stepping up for her to let people know how much she is still loved and how much more we can do to help the ones who have not said anything.”Pictures tell a story of happy days with her father who was also her softball coach. Now her father dwells in a place of hope and heartache.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“I had found her late that afternoon after I had gotten off of work,” he said.
Some of Sydney's classmates at Yorkville High School came up with a plan to honor her life, while also bringing attention to suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death of young people between the ages of 15 and 24.“The school board left it up to the principal, and they stated they were not going to allow pins or ribbons,” said Cantwell.“It’s a very good idea, and I think it is something that is needed,” said Nick Martinez, a classmate and Sydney’s boyfriend.
“I’m going to be stepping up for her to let people know how much she is still loved and how much more we can do to help the ones who have not said anything,” her father said.
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