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and welcome us back to the were different levels of training, moved to Lubbock to be closer
States. I took a train back to Ft. such as Business Banking, to my son, Sandy. I found out
Sill where I was discharged on Mortgage Lending, Compliance, about the Honor Flight and
May 8, 1952. Dawn picked me and so forth. I passed all of went on the 2017 trip.” It was a
up, and we went back home them. I worked at First National great experience—especially the
to Anadarko. In the following Bank of Ft. Worth downtown reception at the airport!”
years, we had two boys, Sandy until 1962 as a Loan Officer,
and Mark.” when I was offered a job at Tommy’s banking legacy was
Amarillo National Bank as a passed down to his sons. He
Tommy found work at his Loan Officer. I stayed there said, “I tried to talk them out
father-in-law’s lumber yard. until 1978.” The next several of it, but they both became
After a year in Norman, he years sent Tommy and family to bankers.” How would Tommy
moved his family to Ft. Worth, Albuquerque, Houston, Odessa, like to be remembered? “That I
working first as a car salesman and Abilene. “I finally retired provided for my family. That’s
and later as the manager of a from banking in December what’s important, your family.”
dry-cleaning plant. “In 1955, I 1996.”
began taking banking courses
through the American Institute “Dawn passed away a day after
of Banking. At that time, there her birthday on June 30, 2015. I
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