HR0355 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust celebrated its 140th anniversary on April 17, 2005; and

WHEREAS, On April 17, 1865, President Lincoln signed bank charter #1024 to establish the First National Bank of Mattoon; on May 1, 1865, the bank opened for business as the 25th nationally chartered bank; and

WHEREAS, The First National Bank of Mattoon merged with Mattoon National Bank to form the National Bank of Mattoon in 1910; in 1911, this new bank took over The Mattoon Trust Company; and

WHEREAS, J. Stanley Weis was appointed President in 1945 and held the position until 1953; M.F. Behrend was President from 1953 until 1956; and Melvin C. Lockard was President from 1956 until 1973; and

WHEREAS, In 1955, the bank purchased property between Charleston and Wabash Avenues; in 1965, the building on Charleston Avenue opened for business and the National Bank of Mattoon was renamed First National Bank, Mattoon; and

WHEREAS, In the 1980s, shareholders of First National Bank, Mattoon, founded First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.; Mattoon Bank was acquired by First Mid-Illinois Bancshares Inc.; State Bank of Sullivan, Cumberland County National Bank of Neoga, First National Bank & Trust Company of Douglas County, and Charleston Community Bank joined First Mid-Illinois; Mattoon Bank consolidated with First National Bank of Mattoon; and a banking facility was opened on Lakeland Boulevard; and

WHEREAS, Daniel E. Marvin, Jr. was appointed President in 1983 and held the position until 1997; and

WHEREAS, In the 1990s, First National Bank, Mattoon, State Bank of Sullivan, Cumberland County National Bank of Neoga, First National Bank & Trust Company of Douglas County, and Charleston Community Bank merged to form First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust; Heartland Federal Savings & Loan joined First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. with the Charleston and Sullivan offices merged with First Mid-Illinois; Downstate National Bank with offices in Altamont and Effingham merged with First Mid-Illinois; the Arcola branch was opened; the Charleston branch of First of American Bank and the Monticello, Taylorville, and De Land branches of Bank One were acquired; and

WHEREAS, In 1999, Dan Marvin retired as Chairman and the Board of Directors appointed Bill Rowland as Chairman and CEO and John W. Hedges as President; and

WHEREAS, In the current decade, branches were opened in Decatur, Champaign, and Maryville; American Bank with branches in Highland and Pocahontas was acquired; The Checkley Insurance Agency, Inc. was acquired; and a second banking location in Highland was opened; and

WHEREAS, Division Heads and Executive Officers include William S. Rowland, Chairman and CEO; John W. Hedges, President; Stanley E. Gilliland, EVP, Trust and Investment Group; Michael L. Taylor, EVP & CFO; and Laurel G. Allenbaugh, SVP & Cashier; the Board of Directors includes William S. Rowland, Charles A. Adams, Kenneth R. Diepholz, Steven L. Grissom, Richard A. Lumpkin, Daniel E. Marvin, Jr., Gary W. Melvin, Sarah J. Preston, R. Anthony Sparks, John W. Hedges, and Joe Dively; Christie L. Wright is the Secretary to the Board; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust on the occasion of its 140th anniversary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust with our best wishes for its continued success.