Lee Conner

LEE CONNER, 83, PASSED AWAY January 19, 2018. HE WAS BORN IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA January 5, 1935. SURVIVED BY WIFE, LINDA; BROTHER, JACK; DAUGHTER, TERRI BASHORE; STEP-SON MICHAEL AMPARAN; GRANDCHILDREN SHAY MAPLES, KIRA CRIDER, CALEB AMPARAN & GREAT-GRANDSON MILES MAPLES.

IN 1952 HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A RUNNER IN THE MAILROOM AT EL PASO NATIONAL BANK ENDING UP AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT WITH THAT BANK. HE THEN WORKED AT TEXAS COMMERCE BANK AS PRESIDENT & CEO. HE ENDED HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER AT WEST STAR BANK RETIRING IN 2014. HE SERVED ON THE BOARDS OF NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THOMASON HOSPITAL, BIENVIVIR, UNITED WAY, DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, & SUN METRO. IN 2008, HE WAS AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS 50 YEARS BANKER AWARD IN AUSTIN, TX. HE LOVED BASEBALL AND GOING TO SPRING TRAINING EVERY YEAR, AS WELL AS HAVING SEASON TICKETS TO THE DIABLO GAMES. LEE ALSO LOVED TO FOLLOW POLITICS AND NEWS. HE WAS A DEVOTED AND LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER WHO WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED. A VISITATION WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 FROM 5-7PM AT F.D.A. MARTIN EAST, 1460 GEORGE DIETER DR. FUNERAL SERVICE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 11:00 AM AT F.D.A. MARTIN EAST.

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