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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of
Michael Terrel Banks, Jr., who passed |
| 4 | | away on August 12, 2011; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. was born on July 18, 1972, in |
| 6 | | Chicago; his parents were Horace and Florine Coney Banks; he |
| 7 | | married Nicole Starks on October 6, 2001; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. accepted the Lord as his |
| 9 | | personal savior at an early age; he was a member of the Great |
| 10 | | Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Robbins; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. attended Thomas Brenan |
| 12 | | Elementary School in Chicago before graduating from Harold L. |
| 13 | | Richards High School in Oak Lawn in 1990; during school, he was |
| 14 | | an accomplished basketball player who earned numerous trophies |
| 15 | | and awards; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. was employed with the Chicago |
| 17 | | Transit Authority for over 20 years; he began his career as a |
| 18 | | car serviceman before becoming certified to work as a |
| 19 | | repairman; he subsequently became a Leader with the CTA; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. enjoyed good food, spending |
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| 1 | | time with his family and friends, and making people laugh; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. was preceded in death by his |
| 3 | | brother-in-law, Donald; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. is survived by his loving wife, |
| 5 | | Nicole; his daughters, Sharrel Howard and Mikayla; his son, |
| 6 | | Michael Jr.; his parents; his siblings, Robin Banks, Carolyn |
| 7 | | (Sherman) Banks-Bomman, Daryon (Irene Robinson) Banks, and |
| 8 | | Brian (Eulonda); his godparents, Roy and Velma King; his |
| 9 | | father-in-law, Handsome Carson; his mother-in-law, Barbara |
| 10 | | Starks; his sisters-in-law, Brandy (Lloyd) Henderson, Colleen |
| 11 | | Downey, and Glenyes Davis; his brothers-in-law, Mahseyah, |
| 12 | | Nahvee, Ahmaria, and Marchello; his nieces, Shavone, Angela, |
| 13 | | Shanica, Shatoria, and Daryona; his nephews, Tyrone, Curtis, |
| 14 | | and Daryon, Jr.; his four great-nieces; his great-nephew; and |
| 15 | | his many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 18 | | his family and friends, the passing of Michael Terrel Banks, |
| 19 | | Jr.; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Michael Banks, Jr. as an expression |
| 22 | | of our sympathy.
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