Jimmy Banks

Jimmy Ray Banks, 75, of Chicago passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn. He was born June 4, 1940 in Harlan, KY to Forester and Marie (Brackett) Banks. On December 2, 1989 in Chicago, Jimmy married Irene Gonzalez. He is survived by by his loving wife of 26 years, Irene Banks; step-son, Michael (Laura) Gonzalez; step-daughter, Kim (Nick) Silvestri; step-grandchildren, Mellissa Angel Gonzalez, Michael Anthony Silvestri and Isabella Marie Silvestri; sisters, Jane Baronofski, Glennis (Danny Archer) Banks; mother-in-law, Simona Lopez; sisters-in-law, Linda Decola and Lisa (Jose) Velasquez; brother-in-law, Frank (Debra) Lopez, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Ruby Scott and Willie Jean Szklankowski; father-in-law, Louis Lopez, Sr.; brother-in-laws, Martin Baronofski and Louis Lopez, Jr. Visitation is Monday, April 25, 2016 from 3-8pm at WARREN FUNERAL HOME, 1475 N. Cemetery Rd., Gurnee, IL. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 10am at the funeral home.