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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Conley Todd Jr. retired as senior vice president of |
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First Financial Bank in Newton on March 31, 2015, concluding an |
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exemplary career in banking that has spanned five and a half |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Newton High School Class of 1958, |
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Conley Todd graduated with a bachelor of business administration |
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degree from Lamar University in 1962; he subsequently attended the |
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Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist |
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University and the American Bankers Association National |
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Commercial Lending School at the University of Oklahoma; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Todd began working in the banking industry at |
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First Security National Bank in Beaumont in 1960, when he was a |
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junior in college; hired in 1962 by IBM as a data processing |
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representative, he returned to First Security National in 1966 as |
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vice president of marketing data processing services; eight years |
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later, he assumed the reins of Citizens National Bank as president; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1981, Mr. Todd went into business for himself as |
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a consultant, providing such services as loan review, capital |
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planning, policy writing, training, and due diligence studies; |
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while continuing in that role for more than two decades, he also |
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held management positions at a number of banks; he became the |
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southwest regional manager of Hibernia National Bank in Orange in |
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1998, and he went on to serve as interim president of Mauriceville |
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National Bank in 2002 and as senior vice president of Orange Savings |
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Bank later that year before accepting the position of senior vice |
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president of First Financial Bank; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has further distinguished |
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himself through his involvement in a variety of professional and |
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community organizations; he has held membership in the Independent |
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Bankers Association of Texas, the American Bankers Association, and |
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the Sabine-Neches Bankers Association, and he has given generously |
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of his time and talents in behalf of the Newton Lions Club, the |
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Newton Chamber of Commerce, the Deep East Texas Development |
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Association, Rotary Club International, and Boys' Haven; moreover, |
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he is a valued congregant of First United Methodist Church of |
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Newton; and |
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WHEREAS, Retirement will undoubtedly afford Mr. Todd the |
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opportunity to spend more time with his beloved family, including |
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his wife of 52 years, Gadelle Todd, his daughters, Meredith and Amy, |
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and his six grandchildren, as well as to indulge in his favorite |
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leisure activities of golfing, hunting, fishing, cooking, and |
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traveling; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his banking career, Conley Todd upheld |
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the highest standards of his profession, earning the respect of |
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colleagues and customers alike, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on a job well done as he embarks on the next exciting chapter |
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of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Conley Todd Jr. on his retirement |
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from First Financial Bank and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Todd as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1684 was adopted by the House on April |
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23, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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