Frederick W. “Bill” Beckmeyer, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. He was born in Medford, Oklahoma, on Jan. 19, 1930, to Fred and Irene (Sheeran) Beckmeyer. Bill graduated from Chapman, Kansas, High School in 1948, where he was involved in various sports. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in journalism in 1952. He served in the United States Army Infantry as a 1st Lt. in the Korean War with the 5th Regimental Combat Team. Bill was employed at Sunflower Bank as In Memory Frederick W. “Bill” Beckmeyer 1930-2023 senior vice president and served on the bank’s executive committee, working in the correspondent division. He wrote a monthly newsletter for correspondent customers featuring banking events and people titled It Occurs to Me. Bill also worked as a consultant for the American Bankers Association. He attended the Colorado School of Banking and Bank Marketing School. He was a 50-year member of the Kansas Bankers Association and served as state director for the Bank Administration Institute. accomplish their saving, investing, retirement, tax, and estate planning goals. Nicole graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She is both a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor. She is actively involved in the Wichita community, serving as President of Wichita Estate Planning Council, Trustee of the Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Membership Committee member of Rotary Club of Wichita, and a seventhyear active member of Junior League of Wichita. The Trust Company of Kansas (TCK) is also pleased to add an experienced wealth management professional to its Wichita team. Tarzia Nabi joined The Trust Company of Kansas (TCK) Wichita office on Jan. 1, 2023. She will be responsible for developing and executing TCK’s investment strategy, including leading the company’s Investment Sub-Committee team with a focus on carefully managing assets for an optimum net annual return — one of the best measurements of a wealth manager’s value. Tarzia comes to us with 10 years of experience in the trust industry as a portfolio manager. Prior to her trust industry experience, Tarzia spent several years working as a successful wealth management advisor. She will make a great addition to the TCK team. Tarzia Nabi, Vice President – Investments Mason Retires from Legacy Bank Kelly Mason retired from Legacy Bank effective Dec. 31, 2022. Kelly joined the Legacy Bank team Sept. 10, 2018, as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending when Legacy merged with and acquired First National Bank in Pratt. Kelly brought with him 30 years of banking experience as a CEO of two rural community banks. Kelly was the CEO of FNB Pratt (1999-2018) and Chairman of the Board of FNB Pratt (20092018). Prior to his time at FNB Pratt, Kelly was at State Bank of Kingman (1989-1999) first as a Vice President and then in 1991 as CEO. Kelly also served on American Bankers Association committees and is past chairman of Kansas Bankers Association. In 2019, Kelly & Barb moved to Wichita and he was elected to serve on the Colwich Financial Corporation and Legacy Bank Board of Directors. He will continue to serve on the Board at Legacy Bank. BRIEFLY IN KANSAS BANKING 22
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