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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 953
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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated financial institutions |
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play a vital role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and |
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one such enterprise, Gladewater National Bank, is celebrating |
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its 35th anniversary in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing a need for another locally based bank |
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in their community, seven Gladewater business owners banded |
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together to establish the new institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Jones, Curtis Bright, Roy Brown, Jack Earp, |
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Pete Hawthorne, Sonny Miller, and Sam Rankin laid all the |
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groundwork for the bank, including filing the banking charter |
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application, conducting a thorough demographic and economic |
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survey of the region, raising $2 million in capital from 325 |
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shareholders, and hiring skilled employees; and |
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WHEREAS, Gladewater National Bank welcomed its first |
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customer on May 7, 1982, and it celebrated its grand opening on |
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June 5 of that year with a chamber of commerce ribbon-cutting |
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ceremony; and |
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WHEREAS, In the years since, the bank has offered the |
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residents of Gladewater and the surrounding region a full range |
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of banking services through its main office on North Main Street |
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and its convenience center on Broadway; and |
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WHEREAS, Gladewater National Bank has won the loyalty of |
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many area residents while contributing to the prosperity of the |
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local economy, and it is fitting that this notable institution be |
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recognized for the valued service it provides to the community; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 35th anniversary of |
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Gladewater National Bank and extend to its officers, |
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shareholders, and employees sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Gladewater National Bank as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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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 May 29, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |