[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 24 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E299]
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                     TRIBUTE TO MRS. SUSAN LaCOMBE

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 7, 2002

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an outstanding citizen 
of California's 27th Congressional District, Mrs. Susan LaCombe. Mrs. 
LaCombe has served on the South Pasadena Unified School District Board 
of Education for nearly seventeen years and has been a positive force 
in my Congressional District for much longer.
  Mrs. LaCombe began her journey with the South Pasadena Unified School 
District Board of Education in May of 1985, fresh from volunteer stints 
as PTA President at Arroyo Vista Elementary School and PTA Council 
President. When she was elected to the board, her five children were 
all attending South Pasadena public schools, one of whom now teaches at 
Eagle Rock Elementary School in Eagle Rock, California.
  The consummate board member, Mrs. LaCombe has worked with fourteen 
board members and four superintendents during her tenure, serving as 
board President three times. Under her leadership, some of the board's 
finest accomplishments include the transition of the junior high to a 
middle school program eleven years ago, the formation and bonding of 
today's administrative team under Superintendent Adelson, and the 
passage of the bond measure, Measure L, in 1995.
  Mrs. LaCombe is most proud of her efforts to build an excellent 
administrative and teaching team, establishing exceptional training 
programs for the teachers, and maintaining the commitment to excellence 
in academic programs, ``so that families continue to seek out South 
Pasadena as a wonderful place to live and send their children to the 
public schools.''
  The South Pasadena community she served for so long will truly miss 
her. At this time, I ask all Members to join me in extending 
congratulations to Mrs. LaCombe for her dedicated service to the South 
Pasadena community. I am sure that each person positively affected by 
Mrs. LaCombe's service will also join me in wishing her much joy in the 
years to come and thank her for her time, her energy, and her efforts.

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