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> |