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Bass was born in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, to Ivan Bass and the former Carrie Byrn.<ref>Date of birth, parents' names, and place of birth confirmed by Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home, 4444 South Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas, 806-799-3666.</ref> Bass received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and LL.B degrees from [[Baylor University]] and Baylor Law School in Waco. He was a trustee of Baylor and a former member of the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He also served on the advisory council of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Fort Worth]], Texas.<ref name=baptpress>{{cite web|url=http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/4759,18-Dec-1978.pdf|title=Roy Bass Dies in Lubbock|date=December 18, 1978|publisher=''The Baptist Press''|accessdate=January 6, 2011}}</ref>​

Bass was born in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, to Ivan Bass and the former Carrie Byrn.<ref>Date of birth, parents' names, and place of birth confirmed by Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home, 4444 South Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas, 806-799-3666.</ref> Bass received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and LL.B degrees from [[Baylor University]] and Baylor Law School in Waco. He was a trustee of Baylor and a former member of the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He also served on the advisory council of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Fort Worth]], Texas.<ref name=baptpress>{{cite web|url=http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/4759,18-Dec-1978.pdf|title=Roy Bass Dies in Lubbock|date=December 18, 1978|publisher=''The Baptist Press''|accessdate=January 6, 2011}}</ref>​

==Political life==​

==Political life==

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Though Bass was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], the offices of mayor and city council are nonpartisan in all Texas municipalities. Bass met in Lubbock with [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]], on the day before<ref name=ford>{{cite web|url=http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/document/diary/pdd760430.pdf|title=The Daily Diary of President Gerald R. Ford, April 30, 1976|publisher=ford.utexas.edu|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> Ford lost his fight to challenger [[Ronald W. Reagan]] of [[California]] for all delegates at stake in the Texas [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[primary]] election held on May that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,914158,00.html|title=Republicans: Reagan's Startling Texas Landslide|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|date=May 10, 1976|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> The Ford diary does not indicate that Bass crossed party lines to endorse Ford but relates merely that he, along with [[radio]] broadcaster [[Clint Formby]] of Plainview in Hale County, greeted the President.<ref name=ford/>​

Though Bass was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], the offices of mayor and city council are nonpartisan in all Texas municipalities. Bass met in Lubbock with [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]], on the day before<ref name=ford>{{cite web|url=http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/document/diary/pdd760430.pdf|title=The Daily Diary of President Gerald R. Ford, April 30, 1976|publisher=ford.utexas.edu|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> Ford lost his fight to challenger [[Ronald W. Reagan]] of [[California]] for all delegates at stake in the Texas [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[primary]] election held on May that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,914158,00.html|title=Republicans: Reagan's Startling Texas Landslide|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|date=May 10, 1976|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> The Ford diary does not indicate that Bass crossed party lines to endorse Ford but relates merely that he, along with [[radio]] broadcaster [[Clint Formby]] of Plainview in Hale County, greeted the President.<ref name=ford/>​

The Roy Bass Memorial Award is presented by the Southwest Lubbock Rotary International.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcbd.com/global/Story.asp?s=4726948|title=David A. Miller|publisher=kcbd.com|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref>​​

The Roy Bass Memorial Award is presented by the Southwest Lubbock Rotary International.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcbd.com/global/Story.asp?s=4726948|title=David A. Miller|publisher=kcbd.com|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref>​​

==Death and legacy==​

==Death and legacy==

 

Bass and his wife, the former Anita Seay (May 3, 1919 &ndash; February 27, 2001), a native of Briscoe County, Texas, married in 1942 in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. After his death, Mrs. Bass maintained the family's involvement in Lubbock civic and community affairs. Bass died of an apparent [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] after working out with a son at the Lubbock [[Young Men's Christian Association]] gymnasium.<ref name=baptpress/> Some six months earlier, he had completed his second two-year term as mayor. Mrs. Bass died twenty-two years later of [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name=abass/>​

Bass and his wife, the former Anita Seay (May 3, 1919 &ndash; February 27, 2001), a native of Briscoe County, Texas, married in 1942 in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. After his death, Mrs. Bass maintained the family's involvement in Lubbock civic and community affairs. Bass died of an apparent [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] after working out with a son at the Lubbock [[Young Men's Christian Association]] gymnasium.<ref name=baptpress/> Some six months earlier, he had completed his second two-year term as mayor. Mrs. Bass died twenty-two years later of [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name=abass/>​

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The Basses had three sons, Roy Byrn Bass, Jr. (born 1947), also a Lubbock attorney,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1929871_1|title=Bass, Roy Byrne, Jr.|publisher=pview.findlaw.com|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> David Dewey Bass (born 1949) of [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and Mark Ivan Bass (born 1951), a Lubbock financial planner,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parentcaresolution.com/blog.asp?cat_id=34&id=99|title=What Wall Street, Boomers, and Parents could learn from Mark Bass|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=parentcareresolution.com|accessdate=January 6, 2011}}</ref> and five grandchildren. The couple is interred at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock. The Basses were charter members of the Second [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Lubbock. Mrs. Bass was one of the first women to sit on the executive committee of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. She also was a founding member of Second Baptist Church and was one of the first female deacons in the convention.<ref name=abass/> Bass himself was also a Second Baptist deacon.<ref name=baptpress/>​

The Basses had three sons, Roy Byrn Bass, Jr. (born 1947), also a Lubbock attorney,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1929871_1|title=Bass, Roy Byrne, Jr.|publisher=pview.findlaw.com|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> David Dewey Bass (born 1949) of [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and Mark Ivan Bass (born 1951), a Lubbock financial planner,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parentcaresolution.com/blog.asp?cat_id=34&id=99|title=What Wall Street, Boomers, and Parents could learn from Mark Bass|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=parentcareresolution.com|accessdate=January 6, 2011}}</ref> and five grandchildren. The couple is interred at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock. The Basses were charter members of the Second [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Lubbock. Mrs. Bass was one of the first women to sit on the executive committee of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. She also was a founding member of Second Baptist Church and was one of the first female deacons in the convention.<ref name=abass/> Bass himself was also a Second Baptist deacon.<ref name=baptpress/>​

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Anita Bass was vice president of the founding board of the South Plains Food Bank. She was cited for her long-term dedication to community service as the recipient of the George Mahon Award, named for former [[U.S. Representative]] George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) and given by the group, Women in Communications. She was also active with the [[American Cancer Society]], Lubbock Arts Festival, and Muscular Dystrophy Association.<ref name=abass/>​

Anita Bass was vice president of the founding board of the South Plains Food Bank. She was cited for her long-term dedication to community service as the recipient of the George Mahon Award, named for former [[U.S. Representative]] George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) and given by the group, Women in Communications. She was also active with the American Cancer Society, Lubbock Arts Festival, and Muscular Dystrophy Association.<ref name=abass/>​

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In 2008, Roy Bass was listed among the "100 Most Influential People" from Lubbock, as part of the city centennial observation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/030908/loc_255257382.shtml|title=The city's most influential people|date=March 9, 2008|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|accessdate=September 2, 2011}}</ref>​

In 2008, Roy Bass was listed among the "100 Most Influential People" from Lubbock, as part of the city centennial observation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/030908/loc_255257382.shtml|title=The city's most influential people|date=March 9, 2008|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|accessdate=September 2, 2011}}</ref>​