FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 9
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In October of 2006 he
stepped in as Mayor until
January of 2007. He also
served as vice Mayor from
2009 to 2011.
Sam was best known for
the Christmas light display
at the Bass residence. Sam
and his family decorated
for the community for at
least thirty years, with
hundreds of decorations, if
it didn’t move there was a
light on it. There has been
at least four generations of
community members visit-
ing the display. Sam would
be out in a Santa hat greet-
ing the people walking
through the yard fi lled with
thousands of Christmas
lights and characters cut
out of plywood along with
cute store bought decora-
tions they bought at the
end of the holiday season
usually on sale.
On August 23, 2017,
Sam felt ill so he drove
himself to the emergency
room where he was later
transported by Life Flight
to St. Alphonsus Hospital
in Boise, Idaho. He spent
fi ve days in the Intensive
Care Unit and passed away
on August 28, 2017. This
was the fi fth time Sam was
transported to a Boise Hos-
pital but he was not able to
overcome his heart issues
this time.
Sam was preceded in
death by his daughter,
Karen Bass, his parents,
Jack Homer and Ruby
Morgan Bass, and in-laws
Frank and Lily Colton.
Sam is survived by his
wife, Nora Colton Bass,
daughter Sharon Bass, his
son Jack Jr and his wife
Tisha. Grandchildren John
and his wife Rebecca
Aguirre, Kayce Bass with
her companion Jay Gursky,
Michael (Scott) Tugman,
Samantha Tugman and
her companion Paul Hunt,
Lilly Bass, great grand
daughter, Izabell, and his
cat Dini.
The family requests
in lieu of fl owers that
donations be made to New
Hope for Eastern Oregon
Animals through Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Cha-
pel at 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR 97814.
Sam was never a cat per-
son till his later years when
he and his wife adopted
a stray cat that the two
named Houdini because
he showed up in one of
the family’s chairs and
no one would claim that
they brought him home.
The past couple of years
Sam and Dini had become
inseparable, so much so
that he called him his dog.
Dini would follow Sam
anywhere that he went.
He would also wait by
the road for Sam to return
home each and every
time he left. Dini is still
constantly waiting by the
road to this day for Sam to
return home.
To light a candle for Sam
or to leave a condolence
for the family, please visit:
www.grayswestco.com.
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