Deacon James Condill, 87, of Barrington, died Dec. 24. He was ordained in 1979 and served at St. Anne, Barrington, and started a deacon truck stop ministry.< p/> Born in Elgin and raised in Barrington, Deacon Condill attended Salem Methodist Church. He graduated from Barrington High School and continued his basketball career at Montana State University.

He married his wife, Mary Ellen Harrer, in 1960 at St. Anne Church in Barrington in 1960, and became a parishioner there after becoming Catholic.

He worked in heating and air conditioning before beginning a career in the retirement community world, working at Friendship Village in Schaumburg and for the company that opened the Breakers at Edgewater Beach. He then worked for the Cenacle Sisters, overseeing operations at the Cenacle Retreat and Conference Center in Chicago.

Deacon Condill was predeceased by his wife. He is survived his children J.B. Condill, Jeffrey Condill, Courtney Condill-Peterson and Devyn Kelly; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.