The time has come to say goodbye

First Texas Bank’s Sylvia Hernandez will mark her last day in the office on Friday after a 50-year career. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
First Texas Bank’s Sylvia Hernandez will mark her last day in the office on Friday after a 50-year career. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

After five decades in various roles at First Texas Bank of Lampasas, Sylvia Hernandez is ready to say one last goodbye to customers and co-workers as she retires.

First Texas Bank will celebrate Hernandez’s 50 years of dedication on Friday from 2-4 p.m. Already, the emotions of thinking about her last day at the bank are beginning to settle in.

“A lot of happiness and some sadness, but good sadness,…