Henry Richmond
200 N. Summit
Helena AR 72342-2524
870.338.6157
Brief Bio
In 1956 Military Service was a requirement and the Arkansas National Guard was my
choice. I enlisted in 1957 and served for about 10 years with regular drills and summer
camps at Camp Robinson, Little Rock; Camp Polk, Louisiana; and Fort Bliss, Texas.
I began as a Private and advanced to a Specialist E-5 serving mostly as Battery Clerk,
or in the Fire Direction Center.
After Graduation I was employed by the Phillips National Bank as a Bookkeeper in June
1956, and I planned to save my money and go to college the next year. That did not happen.
My schooling became on the job training and correspondence courses with the American
Institute of Banking. The courses completed were Principles of Bank Operations,
Negotiable Instruments and Commercial Law. After that I completed the following Banking
Schools:
1964 School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1966 National Automation School, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
1972 National Trust School, Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois
1986 National Graduate Trust School, Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois
1992 ABA's Graduate School of Bank Investments and Financial Management,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
I participated in many other educational courses and seminars as the opportunity presented.
I served on the Arkansas Bankers Association Junior Bankers Executive Council in 1965,
The Trust Committee in 1975 and 1985 and the Operations Committee in 1979.
At the bank I worked in many areas. Some of these were: Bookkeeper, Teller, Assistant Cashier,
Assistant Vice President, Cashier, Secretary of the Trust Committee, Vice President and Cashier,
Secretary of the Board of Directors, Senior Vice President - Cashier and Trust Officer, Loans,
Manager of the Trust Department and the Investment Portfolios of First National Bank of Phillips
County, The Delta State Bank of Elaine, The Elk Horn Bank of Arkadelphia, and the Delta
Southern Bank of Ruleville, MS. It appears that I worked in the same bank building at 502 Cherry
Street about 48 years until my retirement on March 31, 2003.
I have been involved in many community activities such as:
Lions Club since 1964 and President 1967-68 and 1971-72
Chairman - Annual Christmas Parade in Helena - 1970
March of Dimes
Boy Scouts Dixie District Finance Chairman - 1969
Member Mayor's Advisory Committee City of Helena - 1969
Board Member Helena-West Helena-Phillips County Port Authority- 1972 to Present
Currently serving as Treasurer
First United Methodist Church of Helena, AR - Treasurer 1968 to present
Finance Committee Chairman 1971 to present except for a couple of years.
Chairman - Stewardship Committee 1985 to 1991
Chairman - Endowment Fund 1985 to present
Board Member of the Helena-West Helena School Board March 1973 to September 1990
President of Helena-West Helena School Board - March 1977 to September 1990
Board Member of Phillips County School Board 1976 - 1986, Chairman 1983 -1986
Commissioner, Helena Municipal Water & Sewer System 1981 to 1998
Chairman 1982 to 1998
Member, Helena-West Helena Transition Team in 2005
I am happily married to the former Sandra Louise Foreman of Wabash, AR for 48 years.
We have lived in four homes during our marriage which were in Wabash and Helena.
We rented at first and then built our home at 200 North Summit, Helena, AR and have
been here the last forty years.
We have four married children:
Keith Alan Richmond, - wife, Paulita - Cassville, MO.
Keith graduated at the University of Arkansas with a BS in Electrical Engineering
Employed at FASCO as Application Engineer
James Christian "Chris" Richmond, - wife Cindy - Lowell, AR
Chris graduated at Phillips College- Associate Degree in Industrial Maintenance
He is now a Master Electrician
Employed AERT - Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc.
Sheri Louise Richmond Owens, - husband, Tim - Fayetteville, AR
Sheri graduated at the University of Arkansas - degree in Banking & Finance
Employed in Marketing with Proctor & Gamble in Fayetteville, AR
Cindi Suzanne Richmond Fountain, - husband, Doug - Cedar Park, TX
Cindi attended the University of Arkansas and the University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio where she received a degree in Physical
Therapy. However, Cindi is home schooling her children this year.
We have six grandchildren and one grand dog.
Keith & Paulita have the grand dog - Ruben
Chris & Cindy have two children - Christian Dylan (12) and Kelsey Gail (7)
Sheri & Tim have two children - Matthew Richmond Owens (14)
and Mark Zachary Owens (12)
Cindi & Doug have two children - Rachel Colleen (9) and Mark Christian (7) Fountain
Sandra & I enjoy some travel and do this to visit our children & grandchildren and sight see.