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BIRTH: Data from his mother, Irean Wright Bassett.
DEATH:
Social Security Death Index:
Robert Bassett, SSN: 564-52-6940, Born: 3 Jul 1941, Died: 23 Oct 2002 State (Year) SSN issued: California (1956)
BURIAL: Services were held at the Covenant Church, San Andreas, CA, on Saturday, 26 Oct 2002. Law enforcement honors were conducted by members of the Calaveras Sheriff and Los Angeles Police Departments.
Attending services was his Mother, brothers Steve and Jim, children and grandchildren, and many members of his extended family, as well as a large number of the local community. A law enforcement honor guard from the LAPD, Calavaras Sheriff and local CHP served at the funeral and provided traffic escort and control to the cemetery.
BIOGRAPHY:
Bobby attended La Habra High School in CA; served in the US Air Force as a jet aircraft specialist 1959-1963 in Okinawa, and then entered the Los Angeles Police Academy in the mid 1960's. He served as a patrolman, then transfered to the aerial division - flying helicopters as the observer. He retired from the LAPD with 30 years service and then became a Calaveras County deputy sheriff in 1997.
October 01, 2002, The Calaveras Enterprise
Brian Hannameyer, left, receives his Bob Bassett Badge of Courage Award from Tracy Busby, president of the Deputy Sheriffs Association. Calaveras County sheriff's deputies made their first presentation of the Bob Bassett Badge of Courage Award to Hannameyer and Ben Truman during a brief ceremony Saturday morning. Hannameyer, 16, is the son of Bill and Leslie Hannameyer and Truman, 11, is the son of Ron and Annette Truman. The boys' mothers were shot and killed near their Wallace home June 25. Their neighbor, Peter Chiesa, has been charged with the murders. Truman was running home to call authorities when the killings occurred. He and Hannameyer eventually telephoned 911 to report the incident. The award was made just before a softball game between the Deputy Sheriffs Association and officers from the California Highway Patrol at the Veterans Memorial District Park in Valley Springs. Truman could not be there, but DSA President Tracy Busby presented Hannameyer with a plaque. The award is named in honor of Deputy Bob Bassett, who is battling cancer, and is designed to honor those who show courage and have a positive impact on the community. Enterprise photo by Craig Koscho
DEATH: October 25, 2002, The Calaveras Enterprise
Deputy Bob Bassett -- Services are Saturday in San Andreas
Robert "Bob" Bassett, a former West Point resident deputy with the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, at his home in Rail Road Flat. He was 61.
Bassett was diagnosed with brain cancer in March, 2001.
He joined the local sheriff's department in 1995 after serving 30 years with the Los Angeles Police Department and soon took charge of the West Point resident deputy's office where he quickly impressed residents and commu-nity leaders.
His fellow officers and members of the public honored Mr. Bassett during a May, 2001 tribute that drew a huge crowd to the Rail Road Flat community hall.
Visitation is today from 1 to 8 p.m. at San Andreas Memorial Chapel on Highway 49.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the Community Covenant Church, 261 Treat Ave., in San Andreas followed by burial at Independence Cemetery in Rail Road Flat.
Born July 3, 1941, in Phoenix, Ariz., Mr. Bassett was a resident of Rail Road Flat for seven years.
He graduated from high school in La Habra in 1957, and served as a jet fighter mechanic in the Air Force from 1959 to 1963. Mr. Bassett was a member of the West Point Rod and Gun Club, the Calaveras County Deputy Sheriffs Association, Airborne Law Enforcement, Toastmasters International, and was part of the Rural Crime Prevention Task Force and Calaveras Search and Rescue.
He is survived by wife Barbara Bassett of Rail Road Flat; sons Robert Bassett Jr. of Bakersfield, Steve Bassett of Chino, Jonathan Bassett of Bakersfield, and Tyler Bassett of Bakersfield; daughter Antoinette Slezak of Chino; brothers James Bassett of Ventura, and Steven Bassett of Las Vegas, Nev.; mother Gladys Bassett of Whittier; and seven grandchildren.
"This is a great loss to our community," Calaveras County Sheriff Dennis Downum said.
The department noted that Mr. Bassett will be remembered for his courage and sincere concern for people, even when he was going through trying times.
Paul Stein, county supervisor for the West Point area, was another supporter of Mr. Bassett.
"He was a fantastic community liaison for the Sheriff's Department," Stein said. "He set the kind of standard we can all aspire to just being a good citizen with a good heart."
Department officials said he was the ideal deputy to work an assignment because of his experience and communication skills, adding it took a very short time to realize Mr. Bassett had a very special gift at developing the trust and confidence of the people he served.
DEATH: Robert 'Bob' Bassett Age at Death: 61 Newspaper Title: Union Democrat, The Newspaper Location: Sonora, CA, US Obituary Publication Date: 11/1/2003 Locations Mentioned in Obituary: San Bernardino County; Ventura; Southern California; Las Vegas, NV; Whittier; Los Angeles County; Mountain Ranch; Chino; West Point; San Andreas; Bakersfield; Mokelumne Hill; Phoenix Other Persons Mentioned in Obituary: Steve Bassett; Toastmasters International; Antoinette Slezak; Steven Bassett; Gladys Bassett; Gun Club; James Bassett; Barbara Bassett; Tyler Bassett; Jonathan Bassett; Robert Bassett
Published: October 25, 2002
Robert ‘Bob' Bassett, 61, career lawman
July 3, 1941 — Oct. 23, 2002
Robert "Bob" Bassett, a Calaveras County sheriff's deputy, died Wednesday at his home in Rail Road Flat, after a long battle with cancer. He was 61.
Mr. Bassett was born in Phoenix and had lived in Rail Road Flat for the past seven years.
He graduated from La Habra High School in Southern California in 1957 and served in the Air Force from 1959 to 1963, where he was a fighter jet mechanic.
He was a veteran police officer with 37 years in law enforcement. He was with the Los Angeles Police Department from 1965 to 1995, the last 20 years assigned to the Air Support Division.
After he retired, he started working for the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department as a resident deputy and remained a member of the department for the past seven years. He was assigned to the resident post of the West Point substation and patrolled West Point, Rail Road Flat, Mountain Ranch and Mokelumne Hill.
Calaveras County Sheriff Dennis Downum said Mr. Bassett was the ideal deputy to work this assignment because of his experience and communication skills.
Downum said it took a short time to realize Mr. Bassett had a special gift in developing the trust and confidence of the people he served, and he would always go the extra mile to help somebody or address problems.
The sheriff's department has received many phone calls and letters from people who wanted to express their appreciation of Mr. Bassett, Downum said, adding that Mr. Bassett's death "is a great loss to our community."
Co-workers said he will always be remembered for his courage and sincere concern for people, even during difficult times.
He was a member of the West Point Rod and Gun Club, Calaveras Deputy Sheriff's Association, Airborne Law Enforcement and Toastmasters International and was part of the rural criminal prevention task force and Calaveras Search and Rescue.
Mr. Bassett is survived by his wife, Barbara Bassett of Rail Road Flat; four sons, Robert Bassett Jr. of Bakersfield, Steve Bassett of Chino, San Bernardino County, and Jonathan Bassett and Tyler Bassett, both of Bakersfield; a daughter, Antoinette Slezak of Chino; two brothers, James Bassett of Ventura and Steven Bassett of Las Vegas, Nev.; his mother, Gladys Bassett of Whittier, Los Angeles County; and seven grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Community Covenant Church, 261 Treat Ave., San Andreas. Burial will be at the Independence Cemetery in Rail Road Flat. San Andreas Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
U.S. Public Records Index <http://www.ancestry.com/>
Name: Robert L Bassett Birth Date: Jul 1941
Address: 2346 N Maplewood St, Orange, California 92665-0801 (1993) [405 E Maple Av, Orange, California 92666-0901 (1989)] [1028 E Rose Av, Orange, California 92667]
Ancestry.com file: Robert "Bob" Bassett; Sypniewski Tree 2010 ;
Birth: 9 Nov 1941
Death: 25 Oct 2002 - Rail Road Flat, Calaveras
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1941 - 2002 (61 years)