Memorial Fund Started for Children of Hit-And-Run Victim

An online fundraising campaign has been started for the children of a New Lenox man killed by a hit-and-run driver earlier this month.

Robert Haag, 35, was on his motorcycle on Sept. 14 around 7 p.m., when he was struck by a car near 8th and State streets in Lockport. Authorities have not yet found a suspect.

Haag leaves behind two young children—Caelen, age 7, and Alan, age 3.

“Robert was one of the most loving, good-humored and caring men I have ever known in my life and if you knew him, you know his children were his world,” wrote organizer and Haag’s cousin Mia Van Eijmeren. “He was a son, brother, cousin, grandson, friend, husband, soldier and most importantly the best father a man could be. He was a hands on Dad, walking his kids to school each day, sewing their Halloween costumes, building endless Lego’s, teaching his kids to ride bikes, cooking, curling hair .... you name it.”

A preliminary fundraising goal has been set at $15,000. Haag was an organ donor, Eljmeren wrote, and she hopes those who knew him will give to his children.

“A 46 yr old man received his heart and a kidney, a 58 yr old man received a kidney and his pancreas, and a 12 yr old little girl received his liver,” she wrote. “His children will grow up knowing what a true hero their Daddy was all the way to the end, but they will not have their Daddy next to them for all their milestones in life.”

Click here to donate.