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- New York Times, 28 August 1993
Arthur C. Bass, 61, Entrepreneur And a Leader in Aviation Services
By Wolfgang Saxon
Arthur C. Bass, an entrepreneur and corporate executive who helped the Federal Express Corporation start its door-to-door overnight delivery service, died on Sunday at his home in Memphis. He was 61.
The cause was cancer, his family said.
Illness forced Mr. Bass to resign in April as vice chairman of the Cooper Companies, which is based in Fort Lee, N.J., a diversified health care and medical equipment group. He joined Cooper in 1989 as chief executive and a board member.
A native of New York City, Arthur Charles Bass graduated from Middlebury College, where he played on the basketball team. He did postgraduate work at New York Law School after serving as a Marine Corps helicopter pilot in the 1950's.
From 1965 to 1971, he was president of the Aerospace Advance Planning Group in New York. He also wrote for aviation magazines and was an aviation consultant.
The Washington Post, August 1993
Arthur C. Bass
Federal Express President
Arthur C. Bass, 61, president of the Federal Express Corp. during its early years, died of cancer Aug. 22 in Memphis.
He joined Federal Express in 1972 and was part of the team that helped its founder, Frederick W. Smith, launch the overnight package-delivery company. He became president of the company in 1975. Bass left Federal Express in 1982 for Midway Airlines. He also worked for StarMark Energy Systems Inc. and Emery Air Freight.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1932 - 1993 (61 years)