26 IN MEMORY Susan Leigh Salyer September 24, 1956 – January 20, 2022 Susan Salyer was born in Topeka to Dale and Norma (Jacobs) Johnston and she graduated from Topeka High School in 1974. She recently retired from the Kansas Bankers Association after 11 years, where she was the Vice President of Employee Benefits. Prior, she worked at the Potwin Presbyterian Church as the Office Administrator and later for the TDC Learning Center as an Administrative Assistant. Susan was married to Rick A. Salyer and they celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in 2021. Together, they have three children Tracy, Thomas and Trisha whom she loved very dearly. Throughout the years, Susan was very involved in her children’s activities including PTO meetings, Girl Scouts and sporting events. She loved to bake and was known for her delicious pies with the perfect flaky crust. She always enjoyed crafting and crocheting. More recently, she became an avid quilter and gifted many of the quilts to friends and family. Her life always revolved around her children and grandchildren. BRIEFLY IN KANSAS BANKING retired. Prior to returning to banking in 1984, Janiece Rowland had been a music teacher for 12 years in Wichita, Sylvia, St. John and Lewis. Janiece Rowland has been a Vice President and Board Director for the Alden State Bank for 38 years and will continue in her role as Chairman of the Board at the Alden State Bank. Nichols Retires from Denison State Bank in Topeka Bill Nichols, General Counsel/Assistant Compliance Officer from Denison State Bank in Topeka, retired December 30 after working there for the past nine years and having a well-established legal and banking career before then. He was elected a member of the bank’s Board of Directors in December. Holt to Retire from Union State Bank On Thursday, January 23, a celebration was held to honor and celebrate Randall C. Holt’s 42 years of service and retirement from Union State Bank in Fort Scott, KS. He held the title of EVP and started his career at the bank in Uniontown in 1979. He managed the Fort Scott branch from its opening in 1991 until his retirement in late 2021. Holt has held the role of security officer through the years and will remain the chairman of the Board of Directors of Union State Bank. We wish Holt the best in his retirement! William R. Boese, Jr. January 1, 1949 – December 28, 2021 Rick was born Jan. 1, 1949, in Gary, IN, to William R. and Delores (Simons) Boese, Sr. Rick moved to Sterling to attend college; he fell in love with the rural lifestyle and stayed in the Sterling area. He graduated from Sterling College and Boulder School of Banking. In 1974, he married Elaine Butts in Sterling. He started his banking career at Sterling National Bank, then Admire Bank and Trust in Emporia before moving to Osborne, where he became president of Farmers National Bank. He finished his banking career as CFO of United Bank and Trust in Marysville. Rick loved working with people and, as he would put it, “counting beans.” Rick enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, camping and boating. He liked visiting with friends and laughing. Continued from page 25
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