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- Chicago Tribune, Illinois, 24 Jul 1982
Leo H. Bassett Sr.
Mass for Leo H. Bassett Sr., 87, a retired Chicago Fire Department
engineer, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Celestine Catholic Church, 3001 N.
76st Ct., Elmwood Park. Mr. Bassett, a longtime Chicago resident who lived in
Elmwood park in recent years, died Thursday in a Norridge nursing hom
World War I veteran, Mr. Bassett retired in 1946 after 28 years as a Chicago
firefighter. His father, Henry, helped organize Local 2, International
Association of Firefighters, the Chicago firefighters union, and was its first
president. Survivors include a son, Leo Jr., a Chicago firefighter with Engine
Co. 10; a daughter, Marilynn; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and
a sister.
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