Bill Text: IL SR0159 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert Lee Banks Sr. of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0159 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0159-Introduced.html
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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 Robert Lee Banks Sr. of Springfield, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on March 5, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Robert Banks Sr. was born on October 23, 1925, in | ||||||
| 6 | Marshall, Missouri; his parents were Robert Banks and Malissa | ||||||
| 7 | Banks Hammons; he married Norma Jean Watson on November 27, | ||||||
| 8 | 1947; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Robert Banks Sr. attended school in Marshall, | ||||||
| 10 | Missouri, and served his country as a member of the United | ||||||
| 11 | States Navy; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Robert Banks Sr. was employed with the federal | ||||||
| 13 | government in the General Services Administration for 28 years | ||||||
| 14 | until his retirement in 1987; he was also employed at George | ||||||
| 15 | Bunn Jr. for over 28 years; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Robert Banks Sr. was a member of St. John AME | ||||||
| 17 | Church and the Otis B. Duncan Post 809; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Robert Banks Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 19 | parents; his brother, Clarence Monroe Banks Sr.; his daughter, | ||||||
| 20 | Susie Ann Banks; and his grandson, Christopher Michael Banks; | ||||||
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| 1 | and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Robert Banks Sr. is survived by his wife, Norma | ||||||
| 3 | Jean Banks; his sons, Michael D. (Ollie) Banks and Robert Lee | ||||||
| 4 | (Virgie) Banks Jr.; his daughter, Reggie Jean Harris | ||||||
| 5 | (companion, Sylvester Brown); his grandsons, Robert Lee Banks | ||||||
| 6 | III, Hasan Harris, Sean M. Banks, and Chaz Tribbet; his | ||||||
| 7 | great-granddaughter, Ziyah S. Banks; his sister, Clara Mae | ||||||
| 8 | Parsons; his special cousin, Gladys Guthery; his special | ||||||
| 9 | great-nephew, Kenneth Baker; and his many nieces, nephews, | ||||||
| 10 | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 13 | his family and friends, the passing of Robert Lee Banks Sr.; | ||||||
| 14 | and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Robert Banks Sr. as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our sympathy.
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