Background
Deal, Ernest Linwood was born on January 5, 1929 in Florence, Alabama, United States. Son of Ernest Linwood and Nell W. (Willingham) Deal.
Deal, Ernest Linwood was born on January 5, 1929 in Florence, Alabama, United States. Son of Ernest Linwood and Nell W. (Willingham) Deal.
Student, Florence State College, 1947-1949; Bachelor of Science, U. Alabama, 1952; postgraduate, Southwestern Graduate School Banking, Southern Methodist U., 1961.
Vice president, Texas Commerce Bank, Houston, 1956-1965; senior vice president, Capital National Bank, Houston, 1965-1971; president, Chief Executive Officer, Fannin Bank, Houston, 1971-1982; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Fannin Bank, Houston, 1982; chairman, chief Executive officer, InterFirst Bank, Houston, 1983; chairman, chief Executive officer, First City National Bank (name changed to First City Texas), Houston, 1984-1988; senior chairman, First City Texas, Dallas, 1988-1991; Chairman, Board Of Directors, president, Chief Executive Officer, First City Texas, Austin, 1991-1992; chairman advisory board, Frost National Bank-Austin, since 1993. Board directors Houston Trust Company, United Medical Care, Houston.
Board visitors M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, since 1971. Board directors Phi GammaDelta Ednl. Foundation, since 1996.
Past chairman Houston Parks Board, Houston Aviation Committee. Chairman local organizing committee United States Olympic Festival, 1986. Texas state chairman United States Olympic Committee, 1989-1993, S.W. regional chairman, since 1993, national finance committee.
Past chairman of the board of trustees, life trustee Kinkaid School. Trustee Southwestern Graduate School Banking. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1955.
Member U. Alabama Alumni Association, Houston Chamber of Commerce C. (board directors, Executive Committee), American Bankers Association (governing county, state vice president, government relations county 1977-1982, vice president 1978-1979), Texas Bankers Association (board directors), Association Reserve City Bankers (chairman golf committee), Houston Country Club, Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas), Austin Country Club, Phi Gamma Delta (board of trustees 1990-1996), Delta Sigma Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Mary Cooper, December 27, 1952. Children: Theresa Lynn, Sarah Street, Matthew Cooper, Jennifer Willingham.