Benjamin Howard Bank

Benjamin Howard Bank died peacefully in his sleep on August 22, 2016. Born April 6, 1958 in Jackson, MS. Ben was raised in Miami, FL, received a Degree in Business from the University of Florida in 1980 and a MBA from the University of Michigan in 1982. Ben worked 26 years for Unisys Corporation as an IT professional where he traveled the world implementing software. Later Ben worked for various firms in southeast Michigan as an IT Project Manager. Ben resided in Livonia, MI for 24 years. He actively volunteered with the Livonia Junior Athletic League as a coach and manager for boys basketball, soccer, and baseball programs. Ben is preceded in death by his father and mother Sheldon and Eleanor Bank. Ben is survived by his wife of 27 years Nancy (Slifka) Bank of Livonia, MI, sons Simon Bank of Oak Park, MI and Stephen Bank of St Joseph, MI, and sister Michal Finkelstein (nee MaryEllen Bank) of Beit El, Israel. Visitation for Ben will be held at R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home in Livonia on Thursday, August 25 from 4:00 - 9:00 PM. A Funeral Service will be held at Unity of Livonia on Friday, August 26 at 11:00 AM followed by internment at Parkview Memorial Cemetery in Livonia, MI. The family encourages those who attend the visitation and/or funeral service to wear suspenders in honor of Ben. Please share a memory of Ben by signing his guestbook. Funeral Home: R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services 15451 Farmington Rd. Livonia, MI US 48154