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- Diane A. Bassett, Brattleboro, Vermont
March 7, 1940 ? February 10 2023
Diane Allen Bassett, 82, of Brattleboro, VT, died February 10, 2023 following a period of declining health.
The daughter of the late Harold and Margaret Allen, Diane was born in Brattleboro on March 7, 1940.
Diane attended school in Brattleboro, graduating from Brattleboro Union High School in 1958. She continued her education at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, graduating with a degree in government in 1962. After graduation, Diane moved to Massachusetts, where she started her family. She moved back to her home town in 1985, and worked for many years as a legal assistant in the law offices of William McCarty and Potter Stewart, Jr.
An avid golfer, Diane was a long-time member of the Brattleboro Country Club. She also enjoyed reading, working in her garden, and spending time with family and friends.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased in death by Timothy Ryan, Jr., her partner of over 25 years.
She leaves behind: her two children, Douglas and Elisabeth, both of Brattleboro; her grandson, Daniel McCauley-Bassett of Chesapeake, VA; her twin brother, Douglas Allen of Marcellus, NY; along with many extended family members and friends.
Burial will take place at Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Diane?s name may be made to Windham County Humane Society, P.O. Box 397, Brattleboro, VT 05302.
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