[2] In the days of the London Missionary Society's management of the missions in the Torres Strait, Passi was a lay teacher.
[7] In 1926 it was reported that Passi and Lui did not wear the western clerical collar, but instead wore a native costume of calico and singlet.
[9] During the Torres Strait Island company boat strike of 1936, Passi put a curse on Eseli Peter for strike-breaking activity.
[10] A nephew, the Rev Dave Passi,[1] was one of the plaintiffs in the landmark native title case Mabo v Queensland (No 2).
[6] His funeral service was held at Quetta Cathedral, and he was interred in the Thursday Island Cemetery, his biretta and stole being placed on the coffin.