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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Larry Parks of Rockwall received a 50-Year Banker |
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| 6 | 7 | | Award at the Texas Bankers Association 135th Annual Convention, |
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| 7 | 8 | | which was held in Austin on May 3, 2019; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Parks began his banking career in 1969 as a |
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| 9 | 10 | | part-time bookkeeper, teller, and cashier assistant at First |
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| 10 | 11 | | National Bank in Memphis; he then went to work for the |
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| 11 | 12 | | U.S. Department of the Treasury under the division of the Office of |
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| 12 | 13 | | the Comptroller of the Currency between 1970 and 1972, before |
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| 13 | 14 | | returning to First National to serve as an assistant vice |
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| 14 | 15 | | president; in 1981, he was promoted to president and chief |
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| 15 | 16 | | executive officer, and he continued in that capacity until the bank |
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| 16 | 17 | | was sold in 1983; during the following years, he served as president |
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| 17 | 18 | | of both First State Bank of Rockwall and Citizens State Bank in |
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| 18 | 19 | | Royse City; in December 1989, he became senior vice president of |
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| 19 | 20 | | American National Bank of Texas, where he remained until his |
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| 20 | 21 | | retirement in 2017, and today he continues to serve the institution |
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| 21 | 22 | | as a member of its board; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Engaged in his community, Mr. Parks has been |
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| 23 | 24 | | involved in a number of civic organizations as well, including |
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| 24 | 25 | | Rockwall Noon Rotary, the Rockwall Chamber of Commerce, and the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Dallas; he holds a bachelor's |
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| 26 | 27 | | degree in business administration from The University of Texas at |
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| 27 | 28 | | Austin, and he attended the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking |
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| 28 | 29 | | at Southern Methodist University; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Through his hard work and able leadership, Larry |
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| 30 | 31 | | Parks has made an invaluable contribution to the banking industry |
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| 31 | 32 | | in the Lone Star State, and this award is a fitting tribute to his |
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| 32 | 33 | | outstanding career; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Larry Parks on receiving a 50-Year |
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| 35 | 36 | | Banker Award from the Texas Bankers Association and extend to him |
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| 36 | 37 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for Mr. Parks as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | House of Representatives. |
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