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SIERRA MADRE EDITION SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2018 VOLUME 12 NO. 19 SIERRA MADREAN LARRY TORRES ELECTED PUSD PRESIDENT The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education elected Lawrence Torres (District 6) as its president during a special session meeting on Monday, May 7, 2018. Roy Boulghourjian (District 2), who held the position previously, handed the reins to Torres with a slam of a gavel and a brief shuffling of name plates. “It is such an incredible honor to be voted President of the Board,” said Torres. “I cannot say enough about the hard work I have experienced personally in this district on behalf of our children. I am proud and honored to lead this organization.” President Torres was elected to the school board in 2015 as part of the newly formed District 6, and brings with him a wealth of experience as an educator and leader. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut where he tackled a double major in History and Political Science and then went on to receive Master degrees from both Harvard and UCLA in Education. Mr. Torres started his teaching career in the Los Angeles Unified School District in 1986 and became very active in the middle school movement, as well as serving on several school site councils in Sierra Madre Elementary, Middle School and Pasadena High School. In 1993, he became a teacher and coordinator at the North Region City of Angels K-12 School in Sylmar. Since joining PUSD as a board member, he has served as clerk and vice president. President Torres current resides in Sierra Madre with his wife Carole Tremblay, who serves as Vice President of Development and Communications at Maryvale. He has two daughters; his oldest, Camille is a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, and his youngest, Emily, is currently attending the University of Bath in England. In his first order of business as president, President Torres moved to elect Patrick Cahalan (District 4) to the position of Vice President and Scott Phelps (District 7) to the position of clerk. It will be an uphill battle for President Torres and this school board as looming budget woes and a loss of staff as a result has had a great impact on the district. The Board holds one regular meeting per month at 4:00 p.m. in the Elbie J. Hickambottom Board Room (Room 236), 351 S. Hudson Ave, Pasadena. The next scheduled meeting will take place on May, 24 2018. KMcGuire/MVNews LONGTIME RESIDENT DON REED PASSES AWAY Our father Donald R. Reed passed peacefully into the next life to join our mother on May 8, 2018, one month short of his 89th birthday. He was born in Nebraska, the fourth of 4 boys. He met the love of his life, Jannene, during college. Family legend dictates that the moment he saw her from across the room during a dance he decided he was going to marry her, which he did 2 years later! He served in the US Air Force during the Korean conflict and later Mom put him through law school. Ultimately he passed the bar to practice law in 4 states: Nebraska, South Dakota, Hawaii and finally California. Mom and Dad settled down in Sierra Madre, California in the mid-1970s and Dad practiced law at a large bank in downtown Los Angeles. He is survived by 2 daughters, Camee and Barbee (Bruce) and 4 grandchildren - Wesley (Megan), Jayne (Tyler), Sara and Henry. Per his wishes, there will be no service. Donations in his name can be made to Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco. (-Submitted by the family) Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: editor@mtnviewsnews.com Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Mountain Views News 80 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. #327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.604.4548 www.mtnviewsnews.com |