Luke Matthew Aldy Jr.

Luke Matthew Aldy, Jr. was born on September 30, 1941, and grew up in central Mississippi, graduating from Kosciusko High School in 1959. He went on to attend Mississippi State University, graduating with honors and distinction with a degree in Accounting. In high school, Luke met the love of his life, Sandy Neely. However, they did not begin their love story until Luke went off to college, leaving Sandy to finish high school. Shortly after she graduated high school, they married in November of 1962. Luke began his Accounting (CPA) career with Coopers & Lybrand, which took them to Birmingham, Alabama, where their son, Matt, was born in 1964. Shortly thereafter, his job moved them to Atlanta, Georgia, where their daughter, Amy, was born in 1968. Luke and Sandy moved one last time to Omaha, Nebraska in November of 1973. Although the two were forever Southerners at heart, they adjusted well, with the help of many wonderful friendships over the years and made the Midwest their home. They had a marriage of a lifetime, together for 58 years, when cancer took Sandy home to Christ. Luke worked as a CPA throughout his entire career. He was a partner with Coopers & Lybrand until the late 1980’s, was self-employed for several years, then in 1996, became a partner with Sweet & Associates until his retirement in 2018. Luke was a life-long gun collector. Traveling to gun shows with his friends, spending hours reloading shotgun shells and bullets in his basement and making gun holsters for whoever was in need. He also had a passion for the game of golf. He played nearly every weekend with his friends. He golfed for several years in a league with his son (Matt), which was called the ROUGH league (Royal Order of Unruly Golf Hacks). Additionally, he enjoyed playing with his grandsons whenever possible. Without fail, annually, he played golf April 16 th , the day after tax day. One of his greatest golf memories was a hole-in-one at Highland Country Club. Upon arriving in Omaha, Luke embraced the Nebraska Cornhuskers and remained a lifelong fan. His tailgating trips down to Lincoln in the ‘mobile home’ were legendary. In 1993, with grandkids on the horizon, Luke and Sandy purchased “the cabin” on Ridgewood Lake in Fremont, Nebraska. This was truly Luke’s “happy place” and where he proudly became known as “Papa Daddy”, viewed as a second father and grandfather by so many. Boat rides, rum drinks and cigars were a staple for decades and will continue to be for years to come. He also enjoyed spending countless hours fidgeting with his tools and fixing things in the garage. By far and away, his greatest joy was entertaining family and friends and simply watching everyone have a great time. His family’s fondest memories were his countless late-night stories of his life that he would share with everyone. Luke passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023. He was preceded in death by his, loving wife, Sandy Aldy, brother Robert Aldy, and sister Katherine Goss. Survived by son, Matt (Pam) Aldy of Omaha; daughter, Amy (Brent) Bench of Omaha; grandchildren, Brandon (Lauren) Aldy and Neely Aldy and Baylee (Andrew) Hagrman and Luke Bench; great-grandchild, Audrey Aldy; and daughter-in-law, Corey Aldy of Omaha. GATHERING with the Family will be Thursday 5-7pm at the Reichmuth Funeral Home. MEMORIAL SERVICE Friday 10:30am at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, 150th and Maple Street. Memorials to American Cancer Society or St. Andrew’s Methodist Church. condolences to www.reichmuthfuneralhomes.com

Luke Matthew Aldy Jr.

September 30, 1941 - October 6, 2023