Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

151 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 BANK OF ROMNEY you didn’t do anything to avoid that.’” The Bank of Romney first opened its doors on December 20, 1888 and has grown over the past 133 years to include seven branches across Hampshire and Morgan County. With $350 million in assets, it’s the oldest and largest bank in the communities they serve. While their services and assets have grown over the past century, their community spirit hasn’t changed. Their original mission and passion to meet the needs of their community has remained the same. Even the property the bank sits on is in almost the same site in downtown Romney as where it began. “We started in pretty much the exact same location that we are sitting on today in two ground floors in a building called the Wirgman,” says Dean Young, The Bank of Romney President and CEO. “We stayed in that spot until 1906, when we moved directly across the street into Dean Young, Bank of Romney President and CEO In memory of Dean Young… We are sad to report that Dean Kevin Young passed away on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Winchester Medical Center at the age of 55 – just a few days after our interview. With deep respect to Dean, and permission from his associates at The Bank of Romney, we are publishing this feature article with the insights and wise words that Dean shared with us at the time. The thoughts of all of us at Business View are with his loved ones, friends, and business colleagues. Dean began his employment with The Bank of Romney on Oct. 1, 2002, as Chief Financial Officer and after several promotions, became President and CEO on May 1, 2019. Since that time, the bank has achieved record income levels under Dean’s leadership. A strong community champion, especially for activities that benefited children, Dean was instrumental in developing a plan that enabled the Hampshire High School turf athletic field and synthetic track to be constructed for the benefit of the entire community. He was particularly proud to be involved in that endeavor.