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- The Capital Gazette, October 11, 2015
Ormon E. Bassett (Picture included)
Bassett, Ormon E. (Sam) of Annapolis, MD and formerly of Weymouth, MA died Saturday, September 26, 2015 in his 94th year. Sam graduated from Weymouth High School at age 16, obtained his private pilot and limited commercial pilot licenses and attended Northeastern University for two years before receiving an appointment to the Naval Academy. Sam graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1946 and was on active duty in the Navy for 12 years. He was on the crew of the minesweeper Endicott in Japan after World War II, and spent time at the Underwater Sound Laboratory including sea testing aboard submarines. He was selected to assignments in the Bureau of Ships and Atomic Energy Commission, reporting to Admiral Rickover, to design and develop systems for the Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine and the Long Beach, the first nuclear surface warship. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering and a MS in Nuclear Engineering from MIT, one of the first graduates of the nuclear engineering program. He resigned his commission in 1957. He spent the next 40 years in engineering and scientific design, management, and consulting on ICBMs, Nuclear weaponry, military and civilian electronics, civilian nuclear power and various international projects including post Cold War scientific operations with Russia. His first job after he left the Navy was with AVCO Corp. in Wilmington MA and later in Cincinnati, OH and Washington DC. He served as a charter member of the US Senior Executive Service in the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission where he conducted research to secure the safety of civilian power plants. Sam enjoyed a long retirement in Annapolis, engaging in his passion for sailing and was a member of the Eastport Yacht Club and Back Creek Yacht Club. He most recently resided at the Ginger Cove Retirement Center. The beloved husband of Ella Paton Bassett, he is also survived by two daughters, Deborah Bassett ( Don Weikert) of Lexington MA and Elizabeth King (James) of Broken Arrow, OK; three step-children, Jerry Jameson (Donna Neuhart) of Hakai, HI, Andrea Cro (Matthew) of Falls Church, VA, and Paul Gardner (Michelle) of Shoreview, MN. He leaves 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his oldest daughter Susan Porter Bassett of Baltimore, his first wife, Martha Porter Smith, and second wife, Barbara Jameson. Commander Bassett will be buried at sea. A online guest book is available at www.johnmtaylorfuneralhome.com.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1922 - 2015 (93 years)
(Age 72 years)