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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 186
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the First State Bank of Brownsboro on the occasion of |
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its 100th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, On January 22, 1917, a group of businessmen joined |
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together to form a bank in Brownsboro; the bank was officially |
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chartered on February 17, 1917, and its founding members included |
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J. T. Larue, E. B. Larue, W. J. Stuart, and Ivy Fulgham; and |
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WHEREAS, Ivy Fulgham served as the bank's first cashier, |
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and in the early years, he carried money by horseback to the |
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neighboring town of Ben Wheeler, where he secured the funds in a |
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vault; his son, Joe Bryan Fulgham, began working as an assistant |
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cashier at the bank in 1955, and he took over as president when |
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his father died in 1962; today, Ivy Fulgham's grandson, Jeff |
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Fulgham, serves as the bank's chief executive officer; and |
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WHEREAS, The First State Bank of Brownsboro has changed |
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considerably since its humble beginnings; the institution has |
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grown to include branches in Murchison and Athens and now has |
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assets of more than $100 million, yet customers continue to |
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depend on the same courteous and professional customer service |
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that the bank has provided for a century; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the staff and administrators of |
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the First State Bank of Brownsboro on 100 years of service in the |
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community and extend to them best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the bank as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Nichols |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 13, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |