John Terrall “Terry” Bankens of Sulphur died on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020.
He enjoyed spending time with extended family in DeQuincy. As a child, he attended Westlake schools, graduating from Westlake High School in 1972. He pursued several different business and industry paths. While attending McNeese State University after high school, he worked at Kroger. He eventually becoming the youngest Kroger store manager at that time. He left that position to join a family business that would become one of the largest rental equipment companies in the region. Recently, he was employed with WHC Energy Services, working along the Gulf Coast and in West Texas.