H.R. No. 1081
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated financial institutions
  contribute to the economic prosperity of the Lone Star State, and
  First National Bank of Quitaque is celebrating its 100th year of
  operation in 2021; and
         WHEREAS, First National Bank opened its doors on August 2,
  1920, seven years before Quitaque itself was incorporated, and the
  bank finished its first day with total assets of $39,764.53; the
  bank's first president, Amos Persons, played a leading part in
  bringing the Fort Worth and Denver Railway to Quitaque in 1928, and
  the bank also helped finance the town's first school, first water
  system, and first electrical facility; and
         WHEREAS, The bank was one of the only financial institutions
  in the region to stay open throughout the Great Depression, and for
  a time, it was the only bank in operation between Childress and
  Plainview; over the years, it has continued to contribute to the
  wider community, playing a vital role in the creation of Caprock
  Canyons State Park and in the designation of the park as home of the
  official Texas Bison Herd in 1997; in 2013, the bank was named one
  of the top three agricultural banks in the nation by the Independent
  Community Bankers of America; and
         WHEREAS, For its first 60 years, the bank was located at the
  corner of First and Main Streets, and it moved to its present
  location in 1980; some longtime employees have worked for the bank
  for up to 40 years, and since Amos Persons, the bank has had only
  four presidents, including Orlin Stark, O. R. Stark Jr., Bob Ham,
  and Guy W. Young, who has carried on the institution's proud legacy
  since 1999; in 2018, FNB opened a loan office in Tulia, and the
  following year it upgraded the facility to a full-service branch,
  under the direction of branch president Alyssa Irlbeck Jones; and
         WHEREAS, The bank's popular monthly newsletter, Comings,
  Goings & Doings, was established by O. R. Stark Jr. in 1953, and for
  46 years, he chronicled the community's school news, farm
  production, crop and lake reports, local history, and many other
  subjects; after Mr. Stark passed away in 2000, Mr. Young took over
  the newsletter, which has been recognized by the American Bankers
  Association as the longest continuously published bank newsletter
  in the industry's history; and
         WHEREAS, Local banks that build a record of dependability and
  longevity enjoy a special degree of esteem in their communities,
  and the staff members of First National Bank of Quitaque may indeed
  take great pride in their long record of service; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of First
  National Bank of Quitaque and extend to all those associated with
  the bank sincere best wishes for continued success in their
  important work; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for First National Bank as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  King of Hemphill
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1081 was adopted by the House on May
  14, 2021, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House