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Deaths
Harry Preston, an
award-winning author and
screenwriter who lived in
Garland, passed away Nov.
23,2009. He was 86.
Born in Durban, South
Africa, he began his career
writing children's stories at
age 14 and also sang in the
band at Pagel Circus. After moving to the U.S. in
1948, his talents seemed to have no boundaries.
He authored many fiction and non-fiction books,
wrote several local television series, directed films
and documentaries, and was a screenwriter for
MGM studios. His credits include more than 100
published books, and more than 300 films of all
types.
In 1989, he received a Life Achievement Award
at the Corpus Christi Film Festival for his contri-
bution to the Texas film industry. He taught
screenwriting at Richland College in Dallas from
1990 until 2009, when he decided to concentrate
on his autobiography.
Harry Preston is survived by his daughter, Lori
Preston-Lacy of North Idaho, and lovingly re-
membered by his cousins in South Africa.
A "Celebration of Life" will be at 1 p.m. Satur-
day, Jan. 16 at Siciliano's Italian Restaurant, 2210
W. Buckingham Road in Garland. All are welcome
to join us for an afternoon of fond memories.
Thomas Raymond
Jaekels was born Sept. 15,
1962, in Milwaukee to Paul
and Margaret Jaekels. He
spent his childhood in Mil-
waukee before moving to
Dallas in 1985.
For the last 25 years, Tom
created and designed cos-
tumes for theater, television, opera, film and cus-
tom couture in the Dallas area. Tom earned his
bachelor of fine arts degree in costume construc-
tion from the University of Wisconsin Professional
Theater Conservatory in Mlwaukee. He also at-
tended Illinois Wesley an University with a music
performance scholarship.
Tom moved to Dallas in 1985 to work as an in-
tern at the Dallas Theater Center. After his intern-
ship he was asked to join the staff and he stayed
for nine years. During that time, he designed the
costumes for Adrain Hall's production of "A
Christmas Carol."
Tom worked for the Dallas Opera, Dallas The-
ater Center, Shakespeare Dallas, Lyric Stage, Con-
temporary Theatre of Dallas, Theatre Three and
the Dallas Children's Theater. He received the Dal-
las Critics Forum award for outstanding costume
design for the theatrical production of "The Mis-
anthrope" with Gryphon Players> and the Leon
Rabin award for outstanding costume design of a
drama for his work on "Sailing to Byzantium" for
Echo Theatre.
Nationally, Tom worked with such theaters as
Tennessee Repertory Theatre in Nashville, Amer-
ican Players Theatre in Madison, and Stage West
in Hartford. Tom's costumes also appear nation-
ally in local stores at Halloween. He designed sev-
eral series of costumes for Paper Magic in New
York City.
Tom served as the assistant costume designer
and costume shop manager for "Barney and
Friends," completing nine years of PBS series pro-
gramming and three live concert tours. A member
of Dallas' IATSE Local 464, he worked on such TV
shows as "Prison Break," "LAX," and "Walker,
Texas Ranger." He was awarded two daytime
Emmy awards for his work on the PBS children's
TV series "Wishbone."
Tom was a tenor for the Turtle Creek Chorale
for more than 18 years. He also sang with the
Cathedral of Hope choir for many years. He was
most excited about singing in Dallas' mixed cho-
rus Resounding Harmony.
Tom passed away on Christmas Day, Dec. 25,
2009, with his family at his side after a year-long
battle with kidney cancer. Tom is preceded in
death by his mother and farther; grandparents; his
aunt, Mary Ann Slaney and uncle, John Slaney;
and his mother-in-law, Rita Hawkins. He is sur-
vived by his partner/of 24 years, Mark Hawkins;
his older sister, Cathy Bianco and family of Kansas
City, Mo.; his brother, Tim Jaekels and family of
Omaha, Neb.; and his younger sister Mary
Jaekels-Arzt and family of Phoenix.
Tom's life will be celebrated at a memorial serv-
ice at 4 p.m. Jan. 9,2009, at the Cathedral of Hope,
5910 Cedar Springs, Dallas, TX 75235.
A memorial service for Shane Williams, who
died Oct. 29, will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sat-
urday/Jan. 16 in the patio bar at JR.'s, 3923 Cedar
Springs Road in Dallas. ■
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Nash, Tammye. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, January 8, 2010, newspaper, January 8, 2010; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth239098/m1/9/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.