Duane's Obituary
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Duane Banek was called home to his heavenly father on May 14th, 2024 at the age of 76.
Son of Walter Banek and Lydia Eberhart, Duane was born on April 18th, 1948 with his twin brother Dean in Bismarck, North Dakota. He was also blessed with three other siblings, Lee, Merle, and Dona.
Married on June 11th, 1971 to Benita Dietrich, they had two sons Bryan and Steven.
Duane grew up and attended grade school in McLaughlin, South Dakota. He then went on to receive his Bachelors Degree in Engineering at South Dakota State University.
After being honorably discharged from the Unites States Army he then furthered his education receiving his Masters Degree while living in Florida.
Besides being a member of the ROTC, his career accomplishments included being Plant Manager for Clorox Chemical Company and Plant Manager of Plastipak Packaging Inc. After leaving Plastipak Packaging he became co-owner of Weather Guard Roofing LLC before retiring in January of this year.
Duane was a member of Grace Community Church of The Woodlands where he spent his free time helping fix automobiles for less fortunate people out of the church's own garage.
Duane also had a love for the outdoors which included hunting, fishing, riding 4-wheelers, and much more. He was a member of the T-Bar-O Hunting Camp for the last 20+ years that fostered many good friendships with many of the other fellow hunters.
He is survived by his wife Benita, two sons Bryan & Steven, his two brothers Dean & Merle, and his sister Dona.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday May 23rd with visitation running from 9am to 10am, and the service running from 10am to 11am. Following the funeral service, Duane will be layed to rest at the VA Houston National Cemetery at 1:30PM (10410 Veterans Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77038).
