Rev. James D. Beath, associate pastor of Divine Savior Church in Norridge, died Sept. 29, the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago announced.
Beath had also served as assistant pastor at many other Catholic churches in the suburbs, including St. Peter in Skokie and St. Gertrude in Franklin Park, as well as many churches in the city of Chicago.
Funeral services will be held Oct. 14 at St. Eugene Church, 7958 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, with visitation from 10:30 a.m. to noon, immediately followed by the funeral Mass. He will be buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in River Grove.
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Beath, 69, who was born in Chicago, attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles College in Niles and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein.
“If somebody needed help, he was there. You didn’t have to ask – he was just there for you,” said Rev. Alec J. Wolff, a friend. Wolff added that Beath, who was a music lover, had a heart of gold.
Another friend, Rev. James F. Blazek, associate pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Deerfield, said Beath “loved being a parish priest and working with the people he served.”