William Didier's Funeral Service Set for Saturday

Services for Port native and pilot William Didier, who in a Chicago suburb this week, are set to start at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Didier, 58, was one of five total on the flight; two others died and two survived.

Visitation will be held at 11 a.m. at in Port Washington; the service will start at 1 p.m. Didier's obituary can be found on Eernisse Funeral Home's website.

; someone on the plane — it’s unclear if it was Didier or a co-pilot — told the controller they were “declaring an emergency,” were coasting and would not be able to reach its final destination: the Chicago Executive Airport.

Peter Didier , better known as Bill, as a lover of his family, music and gardening as well as an intellectual person — often engaging in deep, philosophical conversations.