according to the station.Before retiring in 2018, Taft served as a meteorologist for the channel for 33 years.In the announcement from ABC7, which extended condolences to Taft’s family, former colleagues shared favorite memories of the man who got into meteorology because he was interested in flying airplanes.Also Read: CBS News Chicago Layoffs Rattle Journalists: 'A Crying Shame'ABC7’s morning meteorologist Tracy Butler recalled how numerous Chicago-area meteorologists would gather and give