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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Larry Parks of Rockwall received a 50-Year Banker |
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Award at the Texas Bankers Association 135th Annual Convention, |
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which was held in Austin on May 3, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Parks began his banking career in 1969 as a |
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part-time bookkeeper, teller, and cashier assistant at First |
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National Bank in Memphis; he then went to work for the |
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U.S. Department of the Treasury under the division of the Office of |
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the Comptroller of the Currency between 1970 and 1972, before |
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returning to First National to serve as an assistant vice |
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president; in 1981, he was promoted to president and chief |
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executive officer, and he continued in that capacity until the bank |
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was sold in 1983; during the following years, he served as president |
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of both First State Bank of Rockwall and Citizens State Bank in |
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Royse City; in December 1989, he became senior vice president of |
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American National Bank of Texas, where he remained until his |
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retirement in 2017, and today he continues to serve the institution |
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as a member of its board; and |
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WHEREAS, Engaged in his community, Mr. Parks has been |
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involved in a number of civic organizations as well, including |
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Rockwall Noon Rotary, the Rockwall Chamber of Commerce, and the |
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Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Dallas; he holds a bachelor's |
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degree in business administration from The University of Texas at |
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Austin, and he attended the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking |
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at Southern Methodist University; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his hard work and able leadership, Larry |
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Parks has made an invaluable contribution to the banking industry |
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in the Lone Star State, and this award is a fitting tribute to his |
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outstanding career; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Larry Parks on receiving a 50-Year |
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Banker Award from the Texas Bankers Association and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for 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. Parks as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |