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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The officers, staff, and stockholders of Lubbock |
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| 6 | 7 | | National Bank are celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding |
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| 7 | 8 | | in 2017; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1917, only eight years after the incorporation of |
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| 9 | 10 | | the City of Lubbock, the bank was established by Charles E. Maedgen; |
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| 10 | 11 | | originally known as Security State Bank and Trust Co., it stood on |
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| 11 | 12 | | the corner of what is now Main Street and Texas Avenue; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The bank purchased Farmers' National Bank in 1920, |
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| 13 | 14 | | and five years later, it adopted the name Lubbock National Bank; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Today, this venerable financial institution is led |
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| 15 | 16 | | by board chair Roger Key, who is the grandson of the founder, along |
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| 16 | 17 | | with president and CEO Eddie Schulz; the bank boasts assets of $1 |
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| 17 | 18 | | billion, and it has opened branches in Bryan, College Station, and |
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| 18 | 19 | | Austin; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, For the past century, Lubbock National Bank has |
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| 20 | 21 | | played a vital role in the prosperity of the Lubbock community and |
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| 21 | 22 | | beyond, and it is truly deserving of special recognition on this |
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| 22 | 23 | | important milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it |
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| 23 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 24 | 25 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lubbock |
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| 25 | 26 | | National Bank and extend to all those associated with the |
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| 26 | 27 | | institution sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | further |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 29 | 30 | | prepared for Lubbock National Bank as an expression of high regard |
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| 30 | 31 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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