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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives
4 of citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Jack Tate, President of First Trust Bank of
6 Shelbyville, will retire in March of 2000, after 40 years in
7 the banking business; and
8 WHEREAS, Jack Tate attended Sparks Business College in
9 Shelbyville; and
10 WHEREAS, In July of 1960 Jack Tate began his career in
11 banking, filing checks in the bookkeeping department; after
12 his first week he was transferred to the teller department;
13 in November of 1963 Jack Tate was made the bank's cashier and
14 assumed responsibilities in the lending area of the bank;
15 nine years later he was named the bank president, seeing a
16 growth from $5 million to $10 million in the bank's assets,
17 and stepping in as the bank faced a new future; and
18 WHEREAS, Under Jack Tate, the bank has undergone many
19 changes, from the early computers of the 1970s to the
20 advanced technology used today, from construction of a new
21 branch in the Johnsontowne Center to a new main bank being
22 erected in 1982, as well as other advances, such as home
23 equity loans and investment services being offered to bank
24 customers; and
25 WHEREAS, Jack Tate has served as treasurer of the
26 Shelbyville schools, as a member of the Shelbyville Hospital
27 board and Illinois Bankers Association board, and as a
28 volunteer with the Chamber of Commerce; and
29 WHEREAS, Jack Tate and his wife, Suzanne, plan to travel
30 to Biloxi, Mississippi, and Osage Beach, Missouri, their
31 favorite places to visit; Jack Tate also enjoys golf; he is
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1 considering working part time in banking or as a consultant;
2 therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we congratulate Jack Tate on his retirement from First Trust
6 Bank of Shelbyville; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Jack Tate.