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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Jesse C. Bankston, Jr. of Waukegan, who 
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passed away on June 10, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on January 20, 1944 in Waukegan and 
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attended North Chicago public schools, where he excelled in 
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athletics and received varsity letters in track, football, and 
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basketball; after receiving an athletic scholarship he 
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attended Yankton College in South Dakota, receiving his B.A. 
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and All-American football honors as a fullback; he was inducted 
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into the Yankton College Sports Hall of Fame in 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He taught and coached at North Chicago High School 
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after college; he later entered the insurance field, working 
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for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois, where he retired as a 
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corporate officer after 35 years of service; and

 

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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse 
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Bankston, Sr., and Minnie (Branch) Bankston; and his siblings, 
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Frederick Carl Bankston and Shirley Alemu; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jesse Bankston is survived by his wife, Zora 
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(Pace); his son, Keith and daughter-in-law, Katheryn 
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(Culbertson); his grandchildren, Reese and Jonathan Bankston; 
 


 






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his sisters, Lenore Lane, Carolyn Newby, and Sharon Bankston; 
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his brothers-in-law, Seleshi Alemu, and James and Henry Pace; 
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as well as his aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Jesse Bankston, Jr.; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Jesse Bankston, Jr. as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.