[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 135 (Saturday, November 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO PAUL LELAND BATEMAN

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                          HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 19, 2004

  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Paul Leland Bateman, 
a constituent of mine from Cypress, California. Mr. Bateman passed away 
recently at the age of 94 from natural causes.
  He was born in Redlands, California. He attended Gardena High School 
and participated in football and track. He went to Compton College 
where he also participated in football and track eventually winning a 
track scholarship to the University of Southern California (USC). At 
USC, he played on the 1931 and 1932 National Champion Trojan football 
teams under Howard Jones. As a member of the ``Thundering Herd,'' he 
helped to break Notre Dame's 26 game winning streak and chalk up the 
Trojan's first victory in South Bend.
  He met his future wife, Ruth Loupe when he was the driver for her 
school bus at Compton High School. They married in 1932 and moved to 
Lynwood. Mr. Bateman taught at Lynwood Jr. High School beginning in 
1939 and then transferred to Compton College where he taught physics 
and coached football, baseball, basketball and track for 33 years until 
his retirement.
  During World War II he taught pre-flight ground school at 
Independence, California for the Army Air Corp. He also earned his 
wings, although he was never officially in the military.
  He also worked as an engineering consultant in the development of 
specialized electrical motors for aircraft and aerospace applications. 
He owned and farmed dates at a large ranch near Hemet, California. Mr. 
Bateman was a life-long train hobbyist and traveled extensively on U.S. 
Railroads to see America.
  Mr. Bateman participated in Compton Jr. Chamber of Commerce, served 
on a water board and was president of the Tanglewood Homeowners 
Association in Cypress, California.
  He is survived by three daughters, Marcia Gilchrist, Patricia Pearce, 
and Linda Baham, as well as six grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren. He is remembered for his achievements in athletics and 
engineering as well as his lifelong dedication to education.

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