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RECOGNIZES
Marshall Bass
Man of the Tear
A LIFE SPENT GIVING TO OTHERS
Last year, Marshall Bass
endowed a $100,000 to
establish a fund to help
organizations that benefit children
" and youth.
The Marshall B. Bass Children's
* Fund is run by the United Way of
\ Forsyth County. Two initial grants
of $22,500 each were awarded to
the YWCA of Winston-Salem and
: The Best Choice Center Inc., the
* city's leading children's substance
" abuse prevention agency.
Bass heads the Best Choice
' Center's Endowment Fund. He
' also volunteers at the center, which
? provides homework assistance,
v reinforces positive attitudes and
? builds self-esteem.
Bass knows how important ^t is
' to reach children in the formative
? years. He lost his father when he
was five years old. He found role
models in his middle and high
school principals and in his parish
priest. These men, he recalls,
"demanded, respect and had, a
sense of giving back to others."
Bass took their life lessons to
heart.
"For years he has unselfishly
' given moral and financial support
to many organizations," Fiorina
" Byrd-Hairston writes. "He serves
on the boards of organizations
that help to promote racial equali
* ty and economic development in
the African American commurii
' ty"
' " Bass is chairman of the board
' of Wake Forest University's
Future Focus Inc. and is a trustee
of Voorhees College, North Car
olina Baptist Hospitals and the
NAACP Special Contributions
Fund. He is also a member of the
Governor's Business Council on ,
the^rts and Humanities. Bass is a
licensed lay reader and licensed
chalice bearer in the Episcopal
Diocese of North Carolina.
His community service motto:
"To whom much is given much is
expected. To whom much more is
given, much more is expected."
Bass retired in 1991 as a senior
vice president of RJR Nabisco. A
There he managed worldwide pub- J
lie and governmental affairs. A M
retired U.S. Army officer, he W
served 23 years in the military and
is a veteran of World War II, and H
the Korean and Vietnam wars. He
completed tours of Service on four
continents. His last military post
was at the Pentagon as chief of
worldwide Army promotions.
Bass holds a B.S. degree from
the University of Maryland Uni- H
versity College. He has received S
honorary doctorate degrees from B
several institutions, including
Florida A&M University, Kings
Memorial College, Saint Augus
tine's College, North Carolina
Central University and Winston
Salem State University.
. He belongs to the Gatmma
Kappa Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fra
ternity.
"The most important factor in
"my success," BaSs indicates, "was
being prepared and available when
opportunities came along."
Through volunteerism and phil
anthropy, Bass is preparing youth
for the future.
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The community you.
serve salutes you