Venice trust company founder dies at 89, leaves legacy of persistence

Roland Caldwell often challenged people to find greatness.

Roland Caldwell founded Caldwell Trust Co. in 1993, when he was 60.
Roland Caldwell founded Caldwell Trust Co. in 1993, when he was 60.
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Sometime in the early 1980s, Caldwell Trust Co. President and CEO Kelly Caldwell, then in his early teens, was stunned when his dad, Roland Caldwell, came home after work with an RV camper. Dad quickly announced the new summer plan: Spend two months traveling all over North America. 

 

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