Obituaries:  W. M. "Pete" McLean, Sabine Parish       M-245
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 30, 1976
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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W. M. "Pete" McLean

  W. M. "Pete" McLean, 60, a man who educated students over the
past 30 years, died suddenly Saturday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m., in
Shreveport.

  Fondly referred to as "Mr. Mac", McLean had assumed duties July
1, at the School Board Office, after teaching and coaching in the
parish schools for a number of years. Survivors include his
widow, Mrs. Esther McLean of Milam; his brother, the Rev. James
Rayford McLean; and numerous friends.

  Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m., in
the Many First Baptist Church. The Rev. James Rayford McLean
officiated.

  Burial was in McMahen Cemetery near Milam, under the direction
of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  Pallbearers were Gene Wright, Joe Salter, Alfice Brumley, Larry
Skinner, Bobby McDonald, and James Salter.

  Over 100 citizens, many of them educators Mr. McLean worked
with, paid final respects to him. A great number of floral
tributes were placed in the church.

  Many schools were closed Tuesday, out of respect for the
deceased educator.

  He has been a well known figure in the parish for many years.

  Mr. McLean owned and operated a string of coin operated juke
boxes in the area before entering into the teaching profession.

  In 1946, Mr. McLean, who had served a stint as a radar
technician in the U. S. Air Force, began teaching and coaching
basketball at Mt. Carmel.

  In the early 50's, he joined the Many High School teaching staff
as basketball coach and commerce teacher.

  Mr. McLean, who had graduated from La. State Normal College in
Natchitoches, was promoted to principal of Mt. Carmel School in
1954. He taught Business Education, and coached until 1965, when
the schools were consolidated. McLean, who had, by this time,
received his Masters in Administration from the University of
Houston, taught Business Education at Negreet, until 1970.

  In 1970, Mr. McLean was named first principal of Many Junior
High School. He served in this capacity until the summer of 1976,
when he was promoted to the main office as Director of Title VII.

  A native of Natchitoches Parish, Mr. McLean had taught in the
parish school system for nearly 30 years.

  He and his wife resided across Toledo Bend Lake in Milam, Tex.