Jeffrey Craig Bass

James W. Shirley Funeral Home

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | June 02, 2017

Jeffrey Craig Bass, a member of the Westinghouse Nuclear Division family for over 30 years, died Sunday, May 21, 2017, at his home of a heart attack.

 
Jeff was born in Flint, Michigan on October 28,1960, son of Lue Etta Hoffman Bass and Roger B. Bass.  The family moved to South Carolina when Jeff was 14.  He graduated from Summerville High School and received his engineering degree from the University of South Carolina.  While at Westinghouse, Jeff obtained a Masters in Nuclear Engineering from Penn State University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.
 
Jeff was an avid sports fan and followed his Gamecocks and Pittsburgh teams, especially the Pirates.  He was also an amateur historian and collector of the Civil War and World War II.
 
He is survived by his father, Roger Bass of Fountain Inn, South Carolina; his sister Dr. Jana Lee Bass Cecil, her husband Charles Cecil, and their boys Noah and Zachary Cecil of Simpsonville, South Caroline.  Jeff's aunt, Susan A. Bass Bradford and husband Tom Bradford reside in Charleston, South Carolina.  He had many close relatives from his mother's side of the family.  In fact, we had all been to their family reunion in Florida back in March.
 
Jeff had many friends among his c0-workers and customers, and will be sorely missed by everyone.
 
His remains will be buried next to his mother at the Fairview Presbyterian Church in Fountain Inn while his spirit will be with her in Heaven.

Originally published June 02, 2017.

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