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Source: Anadolu Agency / GettyEbony Banks lost her battle with the disease on Sunday, March 26, only four days after she got to speak with her idol over video chat.Candlelight vigils for the Houston-based student took place as Alief Hastings High School confirmed the sad news via Twitter. Banks, who went by Ebob, had spent most of her senior year in the hospital after being diagnosed with a rare form of stage lV cancer.Her biggest wish was to meet Beyoncé, and thanks to her classmates’ and family’s social media campaign, it happened before she passed away.On March 16, Banks’ high school district held a special early graduation ceremony for the teen at MD Anderson Hospital, where she was being treated.Her hope had been to attend college, where she wanted study to become a pediatric nurse to help others battling cancer.