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ident of Union Bankshares, G. William (Billy) Beale, for having the kind of vision that Mr. Leake wanted to share.

As Mr. Leake explains it, Mr. Beale thinks there’s no reason for rural residents to be under-served by their local bank.

On the contrary, they should be rewarded for their legendary loyalty to local institutions by getting even better service from them.

About half the households in Rappahannock now do at least some of their banking at RNB, according to a recent marketing survey by the bank. Generally, however, younger people and newcomers to Rappahannock bank elsewhere.

Mr. Leake’s roots in Rappahannock County are five generations deep.

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