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78S30027 MW-D

By:  Mabry                                                        H.R. No. 7  



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The West Chamber of Commerce has named West Bank &
Trust as its 2003 Business of the Year in recognition of this 
institution's outstanding banking and customer services; and
	WHEREAS, Opened in 1893, West Bank & Trust was established by 
T. M. West, the city's founder, who began holding money and other 
valuables for customers in the safe of his general store; over the 
years, the bank gained such a reputation for conservative, honest 
banking that customers dubbed it "Old Reliable"; and
	WHEREAS, On August 1, 1920, a group of West citizens 
purchased the bank's assets, and in April 1921 the owners received a 
charter for the West State Bank; on January 9, 1934, the bank was 
granted a national charter and was renamed the West National Bank; 
then, in 1963, the institution became a state bank again and adopted 
its current name, West Bank & Trust; and
	WHEREAS, This independently owned banking concern was ably 
led by Grady H. Langford, Jr., from 1968 to 1993; since then, 
current president Charles J. Nemec has controlled operations, 
continuing the bank's tradition of excellence; and
	WHEREAS, West Bank & Trust has been a constant friend and 
supporter of the West Chamber of Commerce, with four bank employees 
serving as president of the chamber; they are Daniel "Zero" Svrcek, 
Charles J. Nemec, Darrin Banik, and David W. Nemec; and
	WHEREAS, For more than a century, West Bank & Trust has 
epitomized the highest standards of business practice and earned a 
well-deserved reputation for courteous, dependable, and trusted 
service; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate West Bank &
Trust on its selection by the West Chamber of Commerce as the 2003 
Business of the Year and extend best wishes for continued success to 
all those associated with this venerable financial institution; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for prominent display at West Bank & Trust as an expression 
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.