Fans, former teammates, friends pay respects at Ernie Banks visitation |
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Written by Liz Banks
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Monday, 09 February 2015 |
An article by the Chicago Tribune
Ernie Banks loved baseball and he loved the fans.
On Friday, the fans loved him back, paying their respects during a public visitation at Fourth Presbyterian Church in downtown Chicago.
Banks' casket is draped with a No. 14 flag. Above the casket is a huge photo of a youthful Banks in a Cubs uniform. The Hall of Fame slugger died Jan. 23 of a heart attack, just shy of his 84th birthday Saturday.
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