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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and 
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friends of B. H. "Duffy" Bass  of Normal who passed away on 
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007; and

 

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    WHEREAS, He was the Illinois State University Redbirds 
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men's baseball coach from 1963 to 1988; by his third  year the 
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Redbirds were 28 and 4 and made the first of five straight 
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trips to the College Division (Division II) postseason; he was 
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the winningest coach in ISU history for any sport, compiling a 
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713-457-18 record and took his 1969 team to the College 
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Division national championship with a record of 33 and 5; he 
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was named Coach of the Year in 1970; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a native of Toluca and played the position 
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of catcher for ISU during the years of 1946 to 1950; he was a 
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teacher and coach at U High before earning his masters and 
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doctorate degrees in education from Louisiana State; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was active in baseball after retirement; he was 
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general manager of the Twin City Stars, a Central Illinois 
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Collegiate League team he founded in 1982; he made youth 
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baseball-related trips to Japan and Cuba; his impact on Twin 
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Cities baseball is reflected each spring when ISU faces 
 


 






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Illinois Wesleyan in the Horenberger-Bass Classic; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a longtime McClean County Board member 
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beginning in  July of 1979 when he was appointed to fill an 
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unexpired term in District 5; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of B. H. "Duffy" Bass has been deeply 
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felt by many, especially his wife, Helen Matone Bass; his 
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children, Linda E. Bass, James D. (Susan) Bass, and Lori J. 
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Weidig; his three grandchildren; his brother, Russell (Nellie) 
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Bass; and his sister, Phyllis (Jerry) Prunty; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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B. H. "Duffy" Bass, and we extend our sincere condolences to 
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his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.