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==Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==

Passman was a [[Southern Baptist]]. He once served as grand master of the Louisiana Masonic lodge. He was also a member of the American Legion]. A tall, lanky, ectomorphic man who wore dark-rimmed eyeglasses. Passman was twice married. In 1931, he wed the former Willie Lenora Bateman (1900–1984). After Willie's death, he quickly moved out of their home and sold it. In the latter part of 1985, he married his secretary, Martha.<ref name=obit>"Passman Victim of Heart Attack," ''The Monroe News-Star,'' August 14, 1988, p. 1.</ref>​

Passman was a [[Southern Baptist]]. He once served as grand master of the Louisiana Masonic lodge. He was also a member of the American Legion. A tall, lanky, ectomorphic man who wore dark-rimmed eyeglasses. Passman was twice married. In 1931, he wed the former Willie Lenora Bateman (1900–1984). After Willie's death, he quickly moved out of their home and sold it. In the latter part of 1985, he married his secretary, Martha.<ref name=obit>"Passman Victim of Heart Attack," ''The Monroe News-Star,'' August 14, 1988, p. 1.</ref>​

He died of an apparent heart attack]in Monroe. Services were held in the First Baptist Church in downtown Monroe. He and Willie are interred at Mulhearn Memorial Park in Monroe.<ref name=obit/> His congressional papers, minus some of the sensitive Tongsun Park material removed by his staff, are in the archives of the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>''Louisiana History,'' pp. 343-344.</ref>​

He died of an apparent heart attack]in Monroe. Services were held in the First Baptist Church in downtown Monroe. He and Willie are interred at Mulhearn Memorial Park in Monroe.<ref name=obit/> His congressional papers, minus some of the sensitive Tongsun Park material removed by his staff, are in the archives of the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>''Louisiana History,'' pp. 343-344.</ref>​