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Celebration of James McDonald's Life At Senior Center
Friends and family gathered at the Douglas County Senior Center to honor James McDonald, who died Dec 23 at 81. Attendees shared memories, played Hallelujah, and enjoyed a potluck, with McDonald’s widow Peggy French noting he loved parties and balloons. He willed his body to KU Medical School. funeral directors described the event as a celebration rather than a wake.
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James McDonald
Peggy French
McDonald
Douglas County Senior Center
Ms. French
French
Kansas University Medical School
Kansas City
Kan
al Yost
Rumsey Yost Funeral Home
Phil Padden
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Lawrence
Renee Knobber
Journal-World Photo
Don Evans