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Rebecca Banach, 1985-2013

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Rebecca Banach (left) with Erin Scherer at the Texas State Capitol, Austin, TX.
Taken during their trip to SXSW 2012.

Rebecca Banach
May 26, 1985 – August 21, 2013

Former Film Panel Notetaker contributor Rebecca Banach has passed away. She passed away at 2:40 am on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Strong Memorial Hosptial in Rochester, New York. She was 28.

Rebecca was raised in Penn Yan, New York, and graduated from Penn Yan Academy. She later attended St. Bonaventure University, where she studied communications with the intention of becoming a journalist. During this period, she interned at The Chronicle Express, Penn Yan’s local newspaper.

I had known of her since childhood, when she was in my mother’s Sunday School class. However, my friendship with Rebecca began in earnest in 2010, when we both worked at The Connection, a call center which closed a year later. When I met her, she was still harboring journalistic aspirations. But she enjoyed her customer service jobs, too. In addition to The Connection, Rebecca also worked at P&C Foods, Morgan’s Grocery, and CVS, her last job before her hospitalization.

Rebecca joined The Film Panel Notetaker in 2011 (her contributions are listed below), and attended two festivals as a contributor: The 360 | 365 Festival (now High Falls) in Rochester, New York; and the 2012 SXSW Film Festival. The latter she considered to be one of the highlights of her life, having the chance to talk with Kevin Smith about Degrassi, as well as meeting Lena Dunham, who was about to rocket to superstardom with Girls. Earlier this year, she helped me work on my own film project, which is based on my experiences working at The Connection. Rebecca had a kind heart and clever wit. She enjoyed her cats, reading books, celebrity gossip, Audrey Hepburn, and TV shows like Saved by the Bell, Boy Meets World, The Gilmore Girls and Girls. Rebecca was an intelligent woman with potential, and it deeply saddens me that she did not live to realize her dreams.

Rebecca is survived by her parents, Sandy (neé Tousley) and John “Skip” Banach; her older brother, Tim Banach; her younger brother, Joe Banach; her sister in law (wife of Joe), Andrea Banach (neé Lucio); and her newborn nephew, Jay Banach. Donations may be made in her memory to The Yates County Humane Society. Also, please consider the life-saving gift of organ donation.

Rebecca’s contributions to The Film Panel Notetaker::


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