Douglas Higgins, who in middle age returned to a career in education, dies

Douglas Higgins, who in middle age returned to a career in education, dies

Douglas Higgins spent a quarter-century in real estate management before returning to his roots in education and spending 16 years as the principal and assistant principal of elementary and junior high schools in Bloomingdale, Steger and Calumet City. “He loved the children, and everything that he did was about teaching and learning,” said Anita Rice, the superintendent of Lincoln Elementary School District 156 in Calumet City. “He was deeply co…