[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11904-11905]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN HONOR OF BILL B. PASSMORE, THE FATHER OF LAKE HIGHLANDS EDUCATION

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 2004

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the father 
of Lake Highlands Education, Bill B. Passmore. I am proud to represent 
the Lake Highlands community in the 32nd Congressional District of 
Texas, and Mr. Passmore's commitment to education in the community has 
been long and distinguished. Mr. Passmore is being honored this Sunday 
afternoon, June 13, 2004 for his career achievements, and I 
congratulate him and his family on a lifetime of accomplishments.
  After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a BBA 
degree in 1949, he taught for two years in Angleton High School before 
moving to Dallas. Mr. Passmore resumed his teaching career at 
Richardson High School in the fall of 1952. He taught business subjects 
for two years before being named the Business Manager and assistant to 
Superintendent J.J. Pearce for the 1954-55 school year.
  Mr. Passmore was selected in 1955 as the principal to open the first 
school in the Lake Highlands area: Lake Highlands Elementary School. He 
was later named as the third principal to serve the school in 1976. 
Named principal of Richardson High School in 1956, he remained in that 
capacity for nine years.
  When the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) opened El 
Centro College as its first campus, Passmore was hired

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as the first of eight counselors for the college. During six years at 
El Centro, he left the counseling department to serve as Dean of the 
Evening School and later as the Associate Dean of Instruction. When the 
Richland College opened in 1972, he moved to the new campus to serve as 
Association Dean of Instruction until 1976 when he returned to the RISD 
as principal of Lake Highlands Elementary School.
  In 1979, Mr. Passmore was again asked to serve as principal of a new 
school in the Lake Highlands area: Merriman Park Elementary. He retired 
from Merriman Park Elementary in 1989, and since that time has worked 
ten years for the University of North Texas on a part-time basis as a 
University Supervisor of Student Teachers.
  During his professional career, Mr. Passmore earned his Master's 
Degree from the University of North Texas and some 36 hours of post-
graduate credit from the University of Texas at Austin. He was a member 
of the Richardson Kiwanis Club for 12 years and served for one year as 
its president. He was a staff member or an administrator during the 
opening of seven new campuses in Angleton, Richardson, and DCCCD. Mr. 
Passmore's personal commitment to education and the Lake Highland's 
community have been exceptional for several decades, and I congratulate 
him for his lifetime of public service.

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