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| | HR0086 | | LRB102 16071 LAW 21443 r |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Nana B. |
| 4 | | Banks of Peoria, who passed away on February 4, 2021; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Nana B. Banks was born in Lexington, Mississippi |
| 6 | | to John Sargent Sr. and Lubirtha (Marshall) Sargent on May 18, |
| 7 | | 1928; she married James Buchanan Banks Sr. in Lexington, |
| 8 | | Mississippi on August 5, 1949, and he preceded her in death on |
| 9 | | September 21, 2007; together, they moved to Peoria; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Nana Banks was deeply committed to her faith; she |
| 11 | | was a member of the New Morning Star M.B. Church, where she |
| 12 | | served as a member of the choir, calendar tea, mothers, and |
| 13 | | deaconess boards; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Nana Banks was the matriarch of her family and |
| 15 | | affectionately known as "Mother Nana"; she loved cooking, |
| 16 | | raising her children, and caring for her grandchildren; she |
| 17 | | will be remembered for her great sense of humor; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Nana Banks was preceded in death by her husband |
| 19 | | of 58 years, James Buchanan Banks Sr.; her parents; and her |
| 20 | | siblings, James Mines, Lillie Davis, Herbert Mines, Mae Birtha |
| 21 | | Sargent, and John Sargent Jr.; and
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