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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Charles
4Vester "C.V." Bass of Chicago, who passed away on February 4,
52014; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Charles Bass was born in Dockery, Mississippi on
7June 7, 1932 to Frank and Hattie (nee Bell) Bass; he attended
8Myrtle Hall High School in Clarksdale, Mississippi and served
9in the United States Army during the Korean War from March 1953
10to March 1955; he was discharged as Private First Class; he
11settled in Chicago in 1955 and married Carrie that same year;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, Charles Bass was an entrepreneur, founding 2
14businesses in the early 60s; he started B & B Fuel Oil and
15White Rose Cleaners/Plant; with White Rose Cleaners he served 4
16locations on the Westside of Chicago for over 35 years; he
17eventually started a 3rd businesses, B & J Groceries, and a
18fourth, B & B Construction; B & B Construction provided
19concrete services to suburban Cook County and Chicagoland
20communities, and in 1990, the company was involved in the
21renovation of Buckingham Fountain, with Charles as a Master
22Cement Finisher; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Charles Bass was a founding member of Mount Olive
2Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, where he established the
3Usher Board in 1956 and served as its President; he also
4established the musical group "Gospel Jubilees"; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Charles Bass was united in marriage to Katherine
6Reid on December 21, 2012; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Charles Bass was preceded in death by his parents,
8and by his brothers, J.C. and Sylvester; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Charles Bass is survived by his wife, Katherine;
10his children, Anthony (Carmen), Jacqueline, Frank (Nadine),
11Brenda (James), Linda, Kabrina (Lacy), and Daryl (Patricia);
12his brothers, Reverend James (Helen) Bass and Elder Harry
13(Jessie Mae) Bass; his sister, Mamie James; his sisters-in-law,
14Barbara Bass, Eula (Edward) Sanders, Velma Jordan, Mary Jordan,
15and Nancy Jordan; his brothers-in-law, Lionel Jordan and Andrew
16Jordan; his 16 grandchildren; his 10 great-grandchildren; his
17many nephews, nieces, relatives, and friends; and his special
18cousin, Henry Bass; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we mourn the passing of Charles Vester "C.V." Bass, and extend
22our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who

 

 

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1knew and loved him; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to the family of Charles Bass as an expression of our
4deepest sympathy.