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- Wesley E. Bass Jr. of Winnetka, Ill., died Monday May 12 2008.
A memorial service was held in Kenilworth, Illinois, in May. A memorial service will be held in his hometown of Milledgeville on Sunday, August 24, 2008, at 3 p.m. in Memory Hill Cemetery.
Formerly of Milledgeville, Mr. Bass graduated from Georgia Military College, UGA, and received his master's from Northwestern University.
Having a life long interest in planes, he qualified for his pilot's license at age 15. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Aviation Forces during the Korean War. During his years at Northwestern he was a flight instructor at Palwaukee airport.
A committed business leader, Mr. Bass held several positions at Chicago Title and Trust Co. including treasurer, comptroller and executive vice-president. He headed the Trust Division from 1967-1986. He began Retirement Planning of America, and for many years, served on the board of directors of Venture Advisors and the Davis Funds.
Outside of the financial world, he served on many boards of directors, including Institute for Christian Living, Institute for Living, Samaritan Center and was a member of the Central Committee of Northwestern University Settlement Association. Having served many terms as president of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, he worked to put the organization on solid financial footing, to establish legislation to ensure low vision testing for all children, to provide funding for eye glasses and low vision aids for children in need, and to create an eye tissue donation bank.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Long; two daughters, Elizabeth Bass (James) Shands of Vermont, Catherine Bass (Ronald) Perona; three sisters, Margarette Taylor of Macon, Elizabeth Rice and Patricia Riner of Milledgeville; nieces and a nephew.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1931 - 2008 (76 years)