Florida Banking February/March 2025

IN REMEMBRANCE

REMEMBERING BILL MARKS ‘A TRUE GENTLEMAN AND CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL’

B eloved Past Chair of the FBA Trust & Wealth Management Division, Bill Marks, passed away Sept. 26, 2024, following a brief illness. Born May 3, 1948, Marks received his undergraduate degree from Lehigh University and MBA and J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Prior to his nearly 27-year career at Northern Trust, Marks worked for Bank of America, Continental Illinois Trust Company and First National Bank of Kansas City. Throughout his life, Marks was active in many professional and non-profit organizations and generously supported numerous causes. As an active member of St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church in Plantation, Marks served several terms as treasurer,

was a Sunday school teacher for more than a decade and held several other leadership positions at the church. Marks served as FBA Trust Division Chair from 2000-2001 and was named Trust Banker of the Year in 2003. He was a longtime supporter of Florida Trust School and taught there for many years. He also served as a Trustee on the Florida Bankers Education Foundation (FBEF) from 2007-13 and was FBEF Chair from 2012-13. After retiring from Northern Trust, Marks was elected to the FBA Trust Hall of Fame in 2013. He was a dedicated advocate for the trust banking industry and attended numerous FBA Annual Trips to Washington,

D.C., as well as Capitol Day + Capitol Night events in Tallahassee. Upon learning of Marks’ passing, Trust Division Past Chair George Lange summed up the feelings of many. “Bill was a true gentleman and consummate professional,” Lange said. “It was a privilege to have known him and have him as a friend. A real loss for FBA and the trust community.”

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