As police continue to investigate the weekend homicide of beloved Chicago charter boat captain Nabil Abzal, his wife said Tuesday the man others knew simply as “Captain Bill” overcame early challenges in life and always put his family first.

“He loved being ‘Captain Bill,’” Laura Abzal told the Tribune. “But he was so much more than that. (He) was a humble man who would be a bit embarrassed by all the attention he is receiving.”

Divers recovered the body of Nabil Abzal from Lake Michigan near DuSable Harbor early Saturday. The 63-year-old Plainfield man died from drowning but the manner of his suspicious death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’ office.

Chicago police confirmed Tuesday Area 3 detectives are investigating Abzal’s death as a homicide and

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