James (Jimmy) DiFerdinando
passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at home with his loving family by his side. Jimmy was born and raised in Chester, PA. He was a graduate of Chester High School in 1971 where he was an outstanding basketball player and in 2014 was inducted into the Chester High School Hall of Fame. After high school, Jimmy attended Brandywine College before joining the military. He was a proud member of the United States Air Force. Following his military career, he moved to Arizona and began work with Boeing Helicopters. Jimmy worked as a Field Service Rep on the Apache helicopters where his work stationed him throughout the world. He was a loving husband, father and brother and is survived by his wife, Rosemary, his daughter and son-in law, Gabriela and Ryan Flatt and his siblings, Joey and his wife Joanne DiFerdinando, Nicky DiFerdinando and Helen Davis.
Services will be held at Bueler Mortuary on Friday, January 13th at 1:00pm.
On behalf of James John DiFerdinando, donations can be made to The Unity Games (
http://theunitygames.com
). The Unity Games combines basketball and educational workshops to foster relationships among young people of different backgrounds through a shared experience.