Ronald Spratling, founder of Holladay’s community bank, dies

1932-2026: Spratling’s Holladay Bank & Trust served customers for more than half a century, and still does as the Black-owned Redemption Bank.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ronald Spratling Jr., left, founder of Holladay Bank & Trust, shakes hands with Lenny Springs, board member of Redemption Bank at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 10, 2025. Spratling died earlier this month at the age of 93.

Ronald Spratling, founder of Holladay’s community bank, dies

1932-2026: Spratling’s Holladay Bank & Trust served customers for more than half a century, and still does as the Black-owned Redemption Bank.

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