Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....PRATT, WILLIAM EDWARD  December 11, 2016
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News Star World - December 18, 2016
WILLIAM EDWARD PRATT

William E. Pratt, a resident of Tampa, Florida and Colorado Springs, 
Colorado, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2016. He was born in 
Bastrop, Louisiana March 1, 1948 and was a son of the late Dr. Claude W. 
Pratt and Clara Belle Puckett Pratt. Will graduated from Bastrop High 
School. He attended Georgia Military Academy in Atlanta (now Woodward) two 
summers, 1963 and 1965. Upon graduation from Bastrop High, he attended 
Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe (now ULM) and obtained a degree in 
industrial management. He received a masters from Loyola University in New 
Orleans and completed a three year banking course from Stonier Graduate 
School of Banking at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.

Pratt went on to have a very successful career in banking ultimately 
managing a syndicated group of banks with his partner and friend, W. Elton 
Kennedy. At the age of 33, he was the youngest bank president in Louisiana 
history. At one time, Pratt was the only banker in Louisiana to be president 
of a state chartered and nationally chartered bank at the same time. In 
addition, he received national recognition when WCNB (West Carroll National 
Bank) was recognized by American Banker Newspaper as one of the top 100 most 
profitable banks in the country.

Will was able to reach and relate to everyone he met. He prided himself in 
recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of others to their trade and 
profession. Will appreciated hard work from his time as a laborer in the 
pipeline industry. He demanded the very best of himself in his endeavors and 
in return expected and encouraged others to fulfill their full potential.

While he thoroughly enjoyed his banking career, upon full retirement in 
2005, he moved to Blue Mountain Beach, FL where he enjoyed taking long 
walks, entertaining friends, and cooking which was his life long passion. 
First and foremost he loved his family but he also loved life itself. He had 
a colorful personality and made friends where ever he went.

While he had spent much time in Colorado the last 5 years, he looked forward 
to returning permanently to a home in Florida overlooking the Gulf of 
Mexico.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to MD Anderson or the 
American Heart Association .

Family will announce a memorial service at a later date.

Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop, LA 

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