H.C.R. No. 26
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         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