Bill Text: TX HCR26 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Elwood Freeman of Lamesa National Bank for his more than 75 years of service in the banking industry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-27 - Signed by the Governor [HCR26 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR26-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 26 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Elwood Freeman, the president of Lamesa National | ||
| Bank, was honored by the Texas Bankers Association in April 2023 for | ||
| his more than 75 years in the banking industry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Freeman began his career at First National Bank | ||
| of Aspermont in 1944, and he went on to accept a position at First | ||
| National Bank in Rotan; he later answered his nation's call to duty | ||
| by serving in the U.S. Army for two years during the Korean War; | ||
| following his military service, he studied finance at Texas Tech | ||
| University while working part-time at the First National Bank in | ||
| Lubbock, which employed him full-time once he had earned his | ||
| bachelor's degree in 1957; he joined Lamesa National Bank in 1966 as | ||
| executive vice president, and after seven years in that role, he was | ||
| promoted to president; he has served the company in that position in | ||
| the five decades since; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Freeman has been | ||
| involved in a number of civic organizations over the years, and he | ||
| has served as president of the Lamesa Area Chamber of Commerce and | ||
| the Lamesa Rotary Club and as a board member of the Medical Arts | ||
| Hospital, the Bill and Elwanda Weaver Foundation, the First | ||
| Methodist Church of Lamesa, FNB Aspermont, and the Texas Tech | ||
| Foundation; among his many accolades, he has received a 50-year | ||
| Banker Award from the Texas Bankers Association, the 1988 | ||
| Distinguished Service Award at the Bankers Agricultural Credit | ||
| Conference, and the Banker of the Year Award at the Texas | ||
| Agricultural Credit Conference; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his leadership, hard work, and commitment to | ||
| excellence, Elwood Freeman has greatly benefited the colleagues and | ||
| clients he has served over the course of his long career in banking, | ||
| and he may indeed take well-deserved pride in his professional | ||
| achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Elwood Freeman for his more than 75 | ||
| years of service in banking and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
| for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Freeman as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 26 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 26 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| November 5, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
