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James Prendergast Obituary

Prendergast, James Joseph Age 69, passed away on February 27, 2016, surrounded by family. Born in Chicago to James J. Prendergast and Lorraine A. Hart, he is survived by his loving wife, Ying He and her son, Wayne Jin; his sister, Sheila Zagotta; niece, Kelly (Kent) Austin, and nephews, Robert (Anne) Zagotta and Daniel (Kerry) Zagotta. He is also survived by seven great-nieces and nephews as well as many cherished friends. Jim was a graduate of DePaul University and Loyola University. He was a prolific writer and gifted teacher and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Services will be at St. Simon's Episcopal Church, 717 W. Kirchoff Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.



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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Mar. 3, 2016.

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Therese McClowry

September 15, 2016

My sincere condolences to the Prendergast family. My memory of Jim was in a play he did called Finian's Rainbow. He played Og, the lepracaun and my brother, Dan, played Finian. I thought he was a great guy and a wonderful actor. He and my brother, Dan were good friends and we had a cast party at our house in Beverly.

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