Family members gathered Thursday to honor the life of Larry Banks, who was killed in the Family Dollar building collapse in July in Kansas City, Missouri.

KSHB 41 learned Banks was born and raised in Kansas City, where most of his loved ones still reside. He served in the Army for four years, which is why he was honored and buried at the Leavenworth National Cemetery.

"We were here today for the life and legacy of Mr. Larry Banks," said Timothy Hayes, a pastor speaking for the family. "He was private and quiet. And I think that the funeral showed that."

The ceremony at Leavenworth National Cemetery included full military honors, with Banks' wife, Vicki, receiving the folded American flag at the ceremony's end.

"Sadness," Hayes said. "There's still a loss for words; they never would've

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