83R17725 JGH-D
By: Branch H.R. No. 1139
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Walter Elcock of Dallas is retiring from Bank of
America in 2013, drawing to a close a notable tenure in banking that
has spanned nearly four decades; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Mr. Elcock began his exemplary 39-year career in 1974,
when he became a management trainee with North Carolina National
Bank, a predecessor of NationsBank and Bank of America; over the
years, he has distinguished himself in positions of increasing
responsibility, several of which have brought him to the Lone Star
State; he first came to Texas in 1988 and remained for a decade,
overseeing operations at a bank in Dallas; in 1998, Mr. Elcock left
Texas to become senior transition executive with responsibility for
managing the NationsBank and BankAmerica merger, and three years
later, in July 2001, he was named to the post of Operational Risk
executive; he returned to Dallas in December 2001, when he was
appointed president of Bank of America Texas, and in 2007 he assumed
the additional duties of Market President executive and Community
Division Banking Center executive; he later relocated to San
Francisco as West Division Banking Center executive; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Elcock subsequently served as Banking Center
Channel executive, with responsibility for building relationships
with customers and communities through more than 5,900 banking
centers in 32 states and the District of Columbia; he is retiring as
Consumer Business Controls and Readiness Management executive and
as executive sponsor for the Associate Engagement Advisory Board
for Consumer Banking, Business Banking, and Global Wealth and
Investment Management; and
WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, this caring
gentleman has found time to give back generously to his community;
he is a member and former chair of the board of the Dallas Museum of
Art, a board member of the State Fair of Texas, and a past board
member of the Texas chapter of the March of Dimes; in addition, he
has participated in the March for Babies around White Rock Lake for
the March of Dimes, and he has devoted weekends to helping build
houses for Habitat for Humanity; and
WHEREAS, His widespread interests are reflected in pastimes
that range from playing his guitar to feeding the fowl at the
Trinity River Audubon Center and in his intense appreciation of
both fine art and cowboy boots; and
WHEREAS, Throughout all his endeavors, Walter Elcock has
enjoyed the love and support of Laura Elcock, his wife of 44 years;
the couple take great pride in their daughters and sons-in-law,
Katherine and Aaron Schwartz and Hyla and Jake Shultz, and in their
grandchildren, Jasper, Elsa, Luke, and Holden; and
WHEREAS, Walter Elcock's professionalism and commitment to
excellence have greatly benefited Bank of America and its customers
and have earned him the lasting respect and admiration of his peers,
and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he
embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Walter Elcock on the occasion of
his retirement from Bank of America and recognize him as an honorary
Texan, with all the privileges accorded those individuals native to
the Lone Star State; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Elcock as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.