[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 141 (Monday, October 3, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: October 3, 1994]
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                         TRIBUTE TO ALEX TOLMAN

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                             HON. VIC FAZIO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 3, 1994

  Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a selfless community 
leader and constituent, Mr. Alex Richard Tolman, who recently retired 
as superintendent of the Los Molinos Unified School District after 18 
years of service.
  Mr. Tolman embodies the spirit of the Los Molinos community. He is 
always available to lend a hand to a good cause. Naturally, as an 
educator and a parent, his biggest contribution has been to the youth.
  His philosophy is that the future of the Nation, even the world, is 
determined to a large extent by events that transpire in the classroom. 
That is dedication. It is conviction.
  From the time he arrived in Los Molinos, which was August 1976, Mr. 
Tolman had an impact on education in California. He served as a member 
of numerous committees and boards of professional organizers in the 
State. His responsibilities included preparation and presentation of 
proposals for review by members of the California State Legislature.
  As district superintendent, Mr. Tolman's major accomplishments 
included the development of programs designed to: Bring computers to 
the classroom; articulate the K-12 curriculum; inform the public about 
school; reduce insurance costs; reduce energy consumption; reduce 
vandalism and campus turmoil; encourage participating management of the 
school system; involve the public in budget and policy development; 
provide harmony between trustees and the administration; provide 
harmony between faculty and the administration.
  Before coming to Los Molinos, Mr. Tolman voluntarily served his 
church, from 1970 to 1975, in New Zealand and Fiji as an administrator 
at the secondary and elementary levels in the British system of 
education. While in New Zealand, he had total responsibility for the 
noncurricular activities of some 700 secondary school students. In 
Fiji, Mr. Tolman helped develop a secondary technical college from the 
initial stages of justification to the acquisition of property, 
preparation of architectural drawings, and development of curriculum.
  He served as assistance superintendent of Joint School District No. 
150 in Soda Springs, ID, the year before coming to Los Molinos.
  Mr. Tolman and his wife, Norma Jeanne, have six grown children.
  I join my colleagues today in honoring Mr. Tolman for his many years 
of service to the Los Molinos community, and I wish him much happiness 
and continued success in all his future endeavors.

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