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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Michael Terrel Banks, Jr., who passed
4away on August 12, 2011; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. was born on July 18, 1972, in
6Chicago; his parents were Horace and Florine Coney Banks; he
7married Nicole Starks on October 6, 2001; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. accepted the Lord as his
9personal savior at an early age; he was a member of the Great
10Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Robbins; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. attended Thomas Brenan
12Elementary School in Chicago before graduating from Harold L.
13Richards High School in Oak Lawn in 1990; during school, he was
14an accomplished basketball player who earned numerous trophies
15and awards; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. was employed with the Chicago
17Transit Authority for over 20 years; he began his career as a
18car serviceman before becoming certified to work as a
19repairman; he subsequently became a Leader with the CTA; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. enjoyed good food, spending

 

 

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1time with his family and friends, and making people laugh; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. was preceded in death by his
3brother-in-law, Donald; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Michael Banks, Jr. is survived by his loving wife,
5Nicole; his daughters, Sharrel Howard and Mikayla; his son,
6Michael Jr.; his parents; his siblings, Robin Banks, Carolyn
7(Sherman) Banks-Bomman, Daryon (Irene Robinson) Banks, and
8Brian (Eulonda); his godparents, Roy and Velma King; his
9father-in-law, Handsome Carson; his mother-in-law, Barbara
10Starks; his sisters-in-law, Brandy (Lloyd) Henderson, Colleen
11Downey, and Glenyes Davis; his brothers-in-law, Mahseyah,
12Nahvee, Ahmaria, and Marchello; his nieces, Shavone, Angela,
13Shanica, Shatoria, and Daryona; his nephews, Tyrone, Curtis,
14and Daryon, Jr.; his four great-nieces; his great-nephew; and
15his many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
18his family and friends, the passing of Michael Terrel Banks,
19Jr.; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Michael Banks, Jr. as an expression
22of our sympathy.