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- Garden City Funeral Home ? Missoula ? 13 January 2025
Charles Anthony Bassett
Charles Anthony Bassett, aged 70, passed away on January 10th, 2025. He was a beloved husband, father, friend, volunteer, co-worker, and neighbor.
Chuck was born on March 25th, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. He graduated from Lane Tech High School and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Architecture was his passion, profession, and expertise. He started his career in fine home design; after mastering that, he moved to public school renovations, and finally specialized in architecture for those with disabilities.
Chuck was always an active member of his community. He chose to spend his time volunteering at the Missoula Food bank, the Missoula Carousel, Montana Brain Injury Alliance, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
He enjoyed the arts and spent his time improving his painting, drawing, and musical skills.
In his spare time, he would read, practice Tai Chi, take naps, and crack jokes.
Above all, his number one passion was spending time with his wife and trying to make their community a better place for all the kids growing up around them.
He is proceeded in death by his wife Mary Jo Kuenster, his father Lyman Bassett, and his mother Dolores Bassett. He is survived by his children Elliot, Thomas, and Steve Bassett, as well as his brother Larry Bassett and sister Wendy Bassett.
A Visitation will be held for family and friends on Sunday, January 19th, from 12-2pm at Garden City Funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Missoula Food Bank, or the Brain Injury Alliance of Montana.
Journal of Oak Park & River Forest, Illinois, Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Chuck Bassett, 70
Architect, Plan Commission member
Charles Anthony Bassett, 70, died on Jan. 10, 2025. Born on March 25, 1954, in Chicago, he grew up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood and graduated from Lane Tech High School and the University of Illinois Chicago.
Architecture was his passion, profession, and expertise. Licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin, he started his career in fine home design. After mastering that, he moved to public school renovations, then prototype school designs for the Chicago Public School system, and finally specialized in architecture for those with disabilities.
An active member of his community, he was appointed plan commissioner for the village of Oak Park where he used his knowledge of architecture and planning to guide village development. After much hard work designing the new athletic fields, he and his wife, Mary Jo, were recognized as the 2001 volunteers of the year by the Oak Park and River Forest High School Huskie Booster Club.
Always looking for ways to support his three sons, he moved to Missoula, Montana in 2017 to be close to them. In Missoula, he spent his time volunteering at the Missoula Food Bank, the Missoula Carousel, the Montana Brain Injury Alliance, and was a teaching assistant at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
He enjoyed the arts and spent his time improving his painting, drawing, and musical skills. In his spare time, he would read, practice Tai Chi, take naps, and crack jokes.
Above all, he was devoted to making the communities where he lived a better place for all the kids growing up around them.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jo Kuenster; his father, Lyman Wesley Bassett; and his mother, Dolores Barbara Bassett. He is survived by his children, Elliot, Thomas, and Steve Bassett; his brother, Larry Bassett; and his sister, Wendy Bassett.
A memorial will be held for family and friends on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Parkwyn Funeral Home, 6901 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Missoula, MT Food Bank.
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1954 - 2025 (70 years)