Bill Text: TX HR1139 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 1139 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Walter Elcock of Dallas on his retirement from Bank of America and recognizing him as an honorary Texan.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR1139 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR1139-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 1139



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Walter Elcock of Dallas is retiring from Bank of
	America in 2013, drawing to a close a notable tenure in banking that
	has spanned nearly four decades; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of North Carolina at
	Chapel Hill, Mr. Elcock began his exemplary 39-year career in 1974,
	when he became a management trainee with North Carolina National
	Bank, a predecessor of NationsBank and Bank of America; over the
	years, he has distinguished himself in positions of increasing
	responsibility, several of which have brought him to the Lone Star
	State; he first came to Texas in 1988 and remained for a decade,
	overseeing operations at a bank in Dallas; in 1998, Mr. Elcock left
	Texas to become senior transition executive with responsibility for
	managing the NationsBank and BankAmerica merger, and three years
	later, in July 2001, he was named to the post of Operational Risk
	executive; he returned to Dallas in December 2001, when he was
	appointed president of Bank of America Texas, and in 2007 he assumed
	the additional duties of Market President executive and Community
	Division Banking Center executive; he later relocated to San
	Francisco as West Division Banking Center executive; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Elcock subsequently served as Banking Center
	Channel executive, with responsibility for building relationships
	with customers and communities through more than 5,900 banking
	centers in 32 states and the District of Columbia; he is retiring as
	Consumer Business Controls and Readiness Management executive and
	as executive sponsor for the Associate Engagement Advisory Board
	for Consumer Banking, Business Banking, and Global Wealth and
	Investment Management; and
	WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, this caring
	gentleman has found time to give back generously to his community;
	he is a member and former chair of the board of the Dallas Museum of
	Art, a board member of the State Fair of Texas, and a past board
	member of the Texas chapter of the March of Dimes; in addition, he
	has participated in the March for Babies around White Rock Lake for
	the March of Dimes, and he has devoted weekends to helping build
	houses for Habitat for Humanity; and
	WHEREAS, His widespread interests are reflected in pastimes
	that range from playing his guitar to feeding the fowl at the
	Trinity River Audubon Center and in his intense appreciation of
	both fine art and cowboy boots; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout all his endeavors, Walter Elcock has
	enjoyed the love and support of Laura Elcock, his wife of 44 years;
	the couple take great pride in their daughters and sons-in-law,
	Katherine and Aaron Schwartz and Hyla and Jake Shultz, and in their
	grandchildren, Jasper, Elsa, Luke, and Holden; and
	WHEREAS, Walter Elcock's professionalism and commitment to
	excellence have greatly benefited Bank of America and its customers
	and have earned him the lasting respect and admiration of his peers,
	and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he
	embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Walter Elcock on the occasion of
	his retirement from Bank of America and recognize him as an honorary
	Texan, with all the privileges accorded those individuals native to
	the Lone Star State; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Elcock as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.

	Branch

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 1139 was adopted by the House on April
	10, 2013, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House