Here is the notice that appeared in the Harding Alumin news.
Timothy Brian Bass (‘78), 52, of Salisbury went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 20, 2007. He was at home surrounded by his loving, devoted wife, Anne Marie (‘80), and his two beloved sons, Brian Samuel Bass and Stephen Paul Bass, his caring mother-in-law Virginia A. Wright, and dear family friends.
Tim, the beloved son of Samuel and Jane Bass of Michigan , fought a courageous battle with cancer. When he learned the cancer was incurable, he said he would just spend what time he had left working for the Lord, and he did just that. He was known for his love of people of all ages, races, economic status, and his ability to warm their hearts with his big hugs and laughter.
Tim is also survived by other loving family members; his sister, Cheryl Frost, and her husband, Mark, of Michigan; his sister, Teresa Bass, of California; his nephew, Alan Frost, and his wife, Sheila, of Illinois; and his niece, Caren George, and her husband, Jason, and their daughter Maizie of Texas.
Born in Lansing , Michigan in 1955, Tim graduated from Okemos High School where he starred in football and basketball. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend Harding University majoring in Bible and Science, later obtaining a Master’s Degree in Education Administration. He spent his career in the field of education where he served as principal, vice principal, and teacher in schools in Michigan , Virginia , and Maryland . He served fourteen years in Wicomico County schools, with his most recent position being a science teacher at Mardela High School . He was also co-owner, with his wife, of Counseling Associates, a group counseling practice with offices in Salisbury and Berlin . Owning this business fulfilled a life long dream that Tim and his wife shared, to have their own business and to pool their talents together to serve the community.
Known as the “gentle giant,” Tim served as an Elder at Community Christian Church in Salisbury , made two mission trips to India to serve at a charity hospital, and often filled in as a preacher at numerous churches. He had an outstanding bass voice and was known for breaking out in joyous song almost anywhere. He enjoyed working with and building computers, boating, playing games (especially with his sons), and mentoring and encouraging young people whenever given the opportunity. He took great joy in “adopting” several families that he loved just as his family members by birth.
Tim would want his church family, friends, relatives, and neighbors to know how much the appreciated their love, prayers, and support during his battle with cancer. He never wavered to his devotion to the Lord and remained strong and uncomplaining despite his pain. He asked that we not remain sorrowful but celebrate his moving on to his reward.
A celebration of his remarkable life will be held at Community Christian Church, Culver Road off of Nanticoke Road in Salisbury , Maryland at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25th. Visitation will be Monday, September 24th at Holloway Funeral Home, 501 Snow Hill Road in Salisbury , MD from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. If anyone desires to honor Tim with a memorial gift, a Tim Bass scholarship fund has been established at Children’s Outreach,
Inc., P.O. Box 10509, Detroit, MI 48210 (a program for the care and education of inner city children in Tim’s home state of Michigan and administered by his sister, Cheryl). Anne, Brian, and Stephen Bass live in Salisbury , MD 21801 .
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