Maureen Preston (died July 2005) was the biological mother of James Boothe. Sheridan Crane met Maureen in the park in July 2005 and was drawn to her young son, then known as Mark Preston, due to his resemblance to her own missing son. Maureen and Mark were with Sheridan when a tsunami hit, killing Maureen; with her last breath, she begged Sheridan to care for her son.
Upon his arrival to Harmony in August 2005, Chris Boothe claimed that he and Maureen had been married, and that Maureen had left him when he had become involved with the mob, taking their son and changing his name from James to Mark; Chris was later revealed to have been hired by Alistair to make Sheridan forget about Luis, and he was never married to Maureen, nor is he James's biological father. Maureen's true backstory is thus unknown.
Muareen was portrayed by Cynthia Halloway in July 2005.
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