Eric Banks Obituary

COLUMBUS — Eric Murray Banks, 67, of Columbus, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

He was born Nov. 15, 1957, in Richmond, Indiana, to the late George Frederick and Marilyn (Murray) Banks. Eric was a 1976 graduate of National Trail High School; and attended The Ohio State University where he majored in Agriculture. He began working at NUCON International in 1983, retiring as Manager of Field Services in February 2025. He was a pilot for many years and later became a flight instructor. He enjoyed traveling and all types of the arts; and dearly loved his family. Eric had more than twenty years of experience as a field specialist in ASME N510 testing and consulting for nuclear air and gas treatment systems. He served as site manager and project manager at various nuclear power stations for the startup and acceptance testing programs of the air treatment systems, and performed various control room habitability studies, filtration system characterizations, and filter testing programmatic reviews. Mr. Banks is primary course developer and course director of NUCON's ASME/ANSI N510 Testing Workshop, and coauthor and contributor for various papers presented at the NRC/DOE International Air Cleaning Conferences. Mr. Banks was a Member and Vice-Chair of the ASME Committee on Nuclear Air and Gas Treatment (AG-1), Guest Instructor; Laboratory Sessions of the Harvard In Place Filter Testing Workshop; Qualified Level III per ANSI N45.2.6 and certified to manage the testing and balancing of air environmental systems by The National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB). He was a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), International Society on Nuclear Air Treatment Technologies, (ISNATT), Nuclear HVAC Utilities Group (N-HUG), and NEBB.

He was preceded in death by his parents; niece Elizabeth Fowler, great-nephews' infant Xander Fowler and infant son Eyer.

He is survived by his sisters Katharine "Kathy" (Rick) Eyer of New Paris, Sarah Ann Mason of Florida and Melissa (Dale) Reaver of Millersport; foster brother Randy (Tia) Bowser of Eaton; nieces and nephews: Kristen (Dan) Murney, Rebecca Eyer, Cordie (Larry) Szulborski, Autumn (Brad) Abbott, Hayley (Mike) Schmidt, Nathan (Kristen) Reaver and Zachary (Katie) Reaver; and numerous great- nieces and -nephews and cousins.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 9, at Wares Chapel Cemetery, 1060 Foos Road, West Manchester. Gard Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Eaton is assisting with the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the National Trail School Foundation, 6940 Oxford Gettysburg Road, New Paris, OH 45347. Online condolences and other remembrances may be sent to the family by visiting www.gardfuneralhome.com.