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Glen Bassett
September 20, 1950 ? September 23, 2014
Glen E. Bassett, 64, of Ogallala, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, in the Ogallala Community Hospital.
Glen Edward Bassett was born September 20, 1950, in Pittsfield, MA, the son of Albert and Phyllis (Knox) Bassett. After graduating from Pittsfield High School in 1968 Glen attended Clarkson College in Potsdam, NY.
He then transferred to Syracuse University of New York and earned a Master's Degree in electrical engineering.
Glen was active in the Army Reserves before enlisting as a Private in the Army in 1972. He served in many countries throughout the world, retiring in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel.
In 2007 Glen moved to Ogallala to pursue his hobbies of hunting and fishing. He especially enjoyed small town living.
Preceding him in death was his father and a brother Michael Bassett.
Survivors include his mother Phyllis Bassett and his sister Mary Ann Bassett, both of Denver and his brother David (Manira) Bassett of Tolland, CT.
The family chose cremation. Memorial Services in Franktown, CO and inurnment at Fort Logan National Cemetery will both be scheduled at a later date.
A memorial has been established to the Nebraska Game & Parks Foundation.
Online condolences may be sent by clicking here. Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of arrangements.
Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska, Thursday, October 2, 2014
Glen Bassett ? Man dies after kayak capsizes
An Ogallala man died Sept. 23 after his kayak capsized in a private pond.
Glen Bassett, 64, was on his pond a few miles west of Ogallala when his kayak capsized just before 10 a.m. A Colorado Springs man who was visiting heard the kayak capsize. He swam to Bassett, pulled him to shore and began CPR. Bassett was transported by Ogallala EMS to Ogallala Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had not been wearing a life jacket.
This is the first Nebraska boating fatality since October 2012 and the 31st boating accident reported in 2014. So far, 23 people have been hospitalized from injuries sustained in boating accidents in Nebraska this year. The accident is being investigated by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Keith County Sheriff's Office.
"Life jackets save lives," said Herb Angell, Game and Parks boating law administrator. "No matter your age or swimming abilities, Nebraska Game and Parks strongly encourages everyone who is participating in water-based recreation on open water to wear a United States Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device."
No child age 12 or under is allowed aboard any vessel when not wearing a life jacket of suitable size, except when hunting waterfowl in an anchored boat. People operating personal water crafts, being towed by a boat on skis, a tube or other similar device, and children on any vessel must wear a life jacket. To take a boater's safety course visit boatsafenebraska.org. For more information, read the agency's 2014 Boating Guide at OutdoorNebraska.org.
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1950 - 2014 (64 years)