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- The Tennessean, Nashville, August 18, 2015
Jack Maddin Bass
Jack Maddin Bass Jr was born on October 29, 1929, the son of Jack Maddin Bass Sr (1894?1970) and Mary Wilkes "Polly" (McKinney) Bass (1901?1983). Jack Jr's parents were married on January 12, 1927 in Maury County, Tennessee.
He attended the Parmer School and graduated from the Culver Military Academy of Indiana in 1947. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1951 he was recruited by and served his country in the Foreign Service. He then joined his father at J M Bass and Company where he gained his knowledge and insight for many future endeavors in private investment banking, particularly in the coal industry.
Jack took pleasure in being a life-long learner of wide-ranging subject knowledge, though most often he could be seen with volumes of modern American military history in hand. His memory allowed him effortlessly to refer to passages of text, and as a partner in conversation, he exercised his vast knowledge to teach historical context, a quality which family and friends say would have made him an admirable professor.
He was married about 1978 to Melinda Owen, and alongside his career path Jack kept busy with his six children. "Daddy" was passionate with his love for horses and ponies for his girls, and together they enjoyed horse showing and fox hunting. With his son Jack he enjoyed wing shooting. Jack exhibited a love of sport in daily life, and was himself a model of fitness and a sportsman of considerable merit. Old friends may remember that his skill on horseback landed him a brief appearance as a stunt-man in the 1972 thriller Dear Dead Delilah. His wife Melinda and he both set out together on the grand sporting event circuits of steeplechasing and wing shooting, where they traveled the world and had the time of their lives together.
Whether in hunting pinks or shooter's kit, Jack never failed to cut a smart figure, and with such a welcoming ease in conversation and humorous anecdotes for every occasion, it is no wonder that his company was sought by so many. He shared his passions with many of his best friends and he encouraged his children and grandchildren alike to share in those passions and pursue their own.
Jack and Melinda were founding members of the Nashville Gun Club. He was a member of the Hillsboro Hounds, and The National Steeplechase Association. He served as a steward and time keeper for the Iroquois Steeplechase, a member of Saint George's Episcopal Church, Belle Meade Country Club, The English-Speaking Union, The Reading Room, and The Turf Club.
A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, he was 85 years old when he passed away on August 15, 2015.
Preceded in death by his parents and by his daughter Claire McBride Bass (1957-2007), he was survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons-in-law, a son, three stepdaughters and sixteen grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held at Saint George's Episcopal Church, and burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
SERVICES WEDNESDAY FOR IROQUOIS STEWARD JACK BASS JR.
By NSA, August 18, 2015
Jack M. Bass Jr., an active member of the steeplechase community who served as an Iroquois Steeplechase steward, died Saturday, Aug. 15, in Nashville. He was 85.
With his wife of 37 years, Melinda Owen Bass, he pursued several horse-related endeavors and involved their children in those activities. He was a member of the Hillsboro Hounds and the National Steeplechase Association, and his riding prowess earned him a brief role as a stunt-man in the 1972 film Dead Dead Delilah, starring Agnes Moorehead and Will Geer.
A 1951 graduate of the University of Virginia, he served in the U.S. Foreign Service before joining his father in J. M. Bass & Co., a private investment banker. Among other interests, he was an avid student of modern military history.
He served as the timer for the Iroquois races and was a member of St. George?s Episcopal Church, Belle Meade Country Club, the English-Speaking Union, the Reading Room, and The Turf Club.
A lifelong sportsman, he also was an active wing shooter, and he and his wife were founding members of the Nashville Gun Club.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Leslie McKinney Bass, Meredith Bass Nelson (Charles), Lisa Bass Foote (Douglass), and Jean Maddin Bass; one son, Jack Maddin Bass III; three stepdaughters, Lulu Rogers Elam (John), Mary Rogers Smith (Jay), and Melinda Hampton Rogers; and 16 grandchildren and step-grandchildren, Charles Nelson IV, Richard Sutton Bull IV, Douglass Gordon Foote III, Maddin McBride Nelson, Spencer Clifton Foote, Wilkes McKinney Bull, Mason Bass Foote, Savannah Rhea Solomon, Jake Keeler Solomon, Polly McBride Bass, Edith Mercer Bass, Jack Maddin Bass IV, Mary Hampton Elam Cook (Andrew), John Bernard Elam Jr., Logan Edward Smith, and Heather Melinda Smith.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 223 Rosa L Parks Ave #301, Nashville, TN 37203, (615) 782-7226. www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Visitation with the family will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. George?s Episcopal Church, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m., with interment to follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1929 - 2015 (85 years)