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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
Lacy J. |
| 4 | | Banks; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lacy Banks held the distinction of being the first |
| 6 | | African-American sportswriter at the Chicago Sun-Times; he |
| 7 | | joined the Sun-Times in 1972 and began covering the Chicago |
| 8 | | Bulls in the mid-1980s; during his career, he covered Michael |
| 9 | | Jordan's entire NBA career, including all six of the Bulls' |
| 10 | | championships, and he covered the Bulls into the postseason in |
| 11 | | 2011; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his career as a sportswriter, Lacy |
| 13 | | Banks was also a long-time Baptist preacher; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lacy Banks is survived by his wife, Joyce; his 3 |
| 15 | | daughters; and his 5 grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 17 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 18 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
| 19 | | Lacy J. Banks; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |