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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lynn Cardwell Vincent has diligently served the |
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customers of First State Bank & Trust Company of Carthage for 50 |
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years, and this milestone offers a fitting opportunity to pay |
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tribute to the career and achievements of this distinguished bank |
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executive and civic leader; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Carthage High School, Mr. Vincent's |
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employment at First State Bank & Trust dates to the summer of 1957, |
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when he was 19 years old; he began by sweeping floors and performing |
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odd jobs, and did so for no pay, but his conscientious work earned |
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him the respect of bank owner B. F. Payne, who promoted Mr. Vincent |
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to the job of teller at the end of the summer; this hard-working |
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young man continued his duties at the bank while earning degrees |
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from Panola Junior College and Stephen F. Austin State University; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In the years that followed, Mr. Vincent learned the |
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banking business from the ground up and rose through a series of |
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positions to assume the highest levels of management; following two |
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cashier assignments, he took on the responsibilities of vice |
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president in 1969 and bank director in 1970; promoted to senior vice |
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president in 1985, he became the president of First State Bank & |
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Trust in 1990 and has continued to lead the institution ever since; |
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in all of his positions, Lynn Vincent has demonstrated a genuine |
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commitment to his customers and has met the challenges of his |
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profession with a combination of hard work and insightful knowledge |
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that resulted from his familiarity with the local community and its |
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banking needs; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Vincent has shown a similar devotion to the |
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civic affairs of Carthage and the surrounding area; a prominent |
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member of the county chamber of commerce for more than 40 years, he |
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has also filled leadership positions with the Panola County |
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Development Foundation, the Jaycees, the Panola County |
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Ambassadors, the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Rotary |
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Club, where he has twice served as president; a strong supporter of |
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area schools, he has worked with the Carthage Education Foundation, |
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serving as its director at large, and has donated his time and |
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talents to groups such as the American Cancer Society, the |
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Salvation Army, and the United Way; and |
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WHEREAS, Lynn Vincent's contributions have been recognized |
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with a number of honors; he has twice been given the School Bell |
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Award and was named an Outstanding Rotarian and a Paul Harris Fellow |
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by Rotary International; in 1980, this exceptional civic leader was |
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named Panola County Citizen of the Year; in all of his activities, |
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he has enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Carol Anderson |
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Vincent, their three children, and two grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident who is immensely proud of the East Texas |
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area he calls home, Mr. Vincent has dedicated himself to bettering |
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his community through both his professional and personal endeavors, |
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and his enduring presence in the area's business and civic affairs |
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has greatly enhanced the prosperity and quality of life in Panola |
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County; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Lynn Cardwell Vincent for his 50 years of |
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service at First State Bank & Trust Company of Carthage and commend |
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him for his many contributions to the local area; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Vincent as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |