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Line 75: − + − In addition to BESE and LPB, Bankston served on the boards of the [[Boy Scouts]], [[Salvation Army]], [[YMCA]], and the [[United Way]]. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the American Hospital Association and its state equivalent. He was a member of the trustees of the Broadmoor [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in Baton Rouge.+ − + − + − + − + −
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In addition to BESE and LPB, Bankston served on the boards of the [[Boy Scouts]], [[Salvation Army]], [[YMCA]], and the [[United Way]]. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the American Hospital Association and its state equivalent. He was a member of the trustees of the Broadmoor [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in Baton Rouge.
In 2002, Bankston was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield, the traditional home of the Longs. In 2007, he received the first annual "T. J. Jemison Race Relations Award" from the Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, named for the black minister and [[civil rights]] advocate, Theodore Judson "T. J." Jemison (1918-2013). Bankston was recognized for "working to bring people together regardless of their race, ethnicity, or religious backgrounds."<ref name=obit/>
Bankston was inducted in 2002 into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield, the traditional home of the Longs. In 2007, he received the first annual "T. J. Jemison Race Relations Award" from the Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, named for the black minister and [[civil rights]] advocate, Theodore Judson "T. J." Jemison (1918-2013). Bankston was recognized for "working to bring people together regardless of their race, ethnicity, or religious backgrounds."<ref name=obit/>
Bankston wrote a book about Earl Long and a memoir entitled ''Memories of a Country Boy,'' an account of his boyhood in Washington Parish.<ref name=obit/>
Bankston wrote a book about Earl Long and a memoir entitled ''Memories of a Country Boy,'' an account of his boyhood in Washington Parish.<ref name=obit/>
Bankston died in Baton Rouge at the age of 103. His services were held on December 3, 2010, at Greenoaks Funeral Home Chapel in Baton Rouge. He is interred alongside his wife at Greenoaks Memorical Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62612923/jesse-homer-bankston|title=Jesse Homer Bankston, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 26, 2020}}</ref>
Bankston died in Baton Rouge at the age of 103. His services were held on December 3, 2010, at Greenoaks Funeral Home Chapel in Baton Rouge. He is interred alongside his wife at Greenoaks Memorical Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62612923/jesse-homer-bankston|title=Jesse Homer Bankston, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 26, 2020}}</ref>