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'''Roy Byrn Bass, Sr.''' (October 31, 1918 – December 16, 1978), was an [[attorney]] with the firm Bass and Hobbs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftp.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/463/463.F2d.716.71-1732.html|title=First National Bank at Lubbock v. United States of America|date=1972|publisher=ftp.resource.org|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> who served from 1974 until 1978 as the [[mayor]] of [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.lubbock.tx.us/council/CityCouncilHistory.aspx|title=Lubbock City Council History|publisher=ci.lubbock.tx.us|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> In 2008, prior to the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lubbock observed in 2009, Bass was named one of the "100 Most Influential Persons" in the city's history.<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=January 5, 2011}}</ref>
'''Roy Byrn Bass, Sr.''' (October 31, 1918 – December 16, 1978), was an [[attorney]] with the firm Bass and Hobbs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftp.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/463/463.F2d.716.71-1732.html|title=First National Bank at Lubbock v. United States of America|date=1972|publisher=ftp.resource.org|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> who served from 1974 until 1978 as the [[mayor]] of [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.lubbock.tx.us/council/CityCouncilHistory.aspx|title=Lubbock City Council History|publisher=ci.lubbock.tx.us|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref> In 2008, prior to the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lubbock observed in 2009, Bass was named one of the "100 Most Influential Persons" in the city's history.<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=January 5, 2011}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
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==
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/>
George Kennett Hobbs (1929–2010), a native of Ardmore in southeastern [[Oklahoma]], was Bass's law partner and mayoral campaign manager. Hobbs left Lubbock in 1987 and relocated to [[Knoxville]], [[Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/obituaries/2010-12-01/kennett-hobbs|title=Kennett Hobbs obituary|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=December 1, 2010|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref>
George Kennett Hobbs (1929–2010), a native of Ardmore in southeastern [[Oklahoma]], was Bass's law partner and mayoral campaign manager. Hobbs left Lubbock in 1987 and relocated to [[Knoxville]], [[Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/obituaries/2010-12-01/kennett-hobbs|title=Kennett Hobbs obituary|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=December 1, 2010|accessdate=January 5, 2011}}</ref>
Former Mayor David Langston recalls that the Basses were "leaders in the effort to improve racial relations within our community. They were for people and businesses who went the extra mile trying to promote diversity in employment and improving and reducing racial discrimination." The Roy B. Bass Human Relations Award is named in his honor.<ref name=abass>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/022801/loc_022801039.shtml|title=Anita Bass, prolific champion of civic causes, dies at 81|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=February 28, 2001|accessdate=January 3, 2011}}</ref>
Former Mayor David Langston recalls that the Basses were "leaders in the effort to improve racial relations within our community. They were for people and businesses who went the extra mile trying to promote diversity in employment and improving and reducing racial discrimination." The Roy B. Bass Human Relations Award is named in his honor.<ref name=abass>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/022801/loc_022801039.shtml|title=Anita Bass, prolific champion of civic causes, dies at 81|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=February 28, 2001|accessdate=January 3, 2011}}</ref>
There is also a Roy Bass Memorial Award 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>
There is also a Roy Bass Memorial Award 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>