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Charles Walker Bassett

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Birth	:	7 Jul 1932 Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	19 Oct 2010 Maine, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.4688988, -93.9005966
Plot	:	sec:HolyFamily Lot: 55N grave 1
Description	:	WATERVILLE - Charles Walker Bassett, 78, of 9 Martin Ave., Waterville, died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, at a local hospice facility after a long illness. He was born in Aberdeen, S.D., on July 7, 1932, the son of Wilfred W. and Angela (Jewett) Bassett. He grew up in Aberdeen and held bachelor's (1954) and master's (1956) degrees in English from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. He received his doctorate in English in 1964 from the University of Kansas, where he was a university fellow. Bassett began his teaching career as instructor of English at the University... Read More	WATERVILLE - Charles Walker Bassett, 78, of 9 Martin Ave., Waterville, died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, at a local hospice facility after a long illness. He was born in Aberdeen, S.D., on July 7, 1932, the son of Wilfred W. and Angela (Jewett) Bassett. He grew up in Aberdeen and held bachelor's (1954) and master's (1956) degrees in English from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. He received his doctorate in English in 1964 from the University of Kansas, where he was a university fellow. Bassett began his teaching career as instructor of English at the University of Pennsylvania in 1964, becoming while there assistant executive secretary of the American Studies Association and a Research Fellow. He moved to Colby College in 1969 to teach American literature and American studies, assuming the directorship of Colby's American Studies Program in 1971, a post he held for 25 years. He was also chairman of the Colby English department in the 1980s. Bassett was appointed Dana Professor of American Studies in 1983, and then in 1994 Lee Family Professor of English and American Studies at Colby, a rank he held until his retirement in 1999. In 1956, he married Carol Hoffer Bassett, who died in 1995. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David F. Bassett and Patty Koo Bassett of Philadelphia; a daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth A. Bassett and George Wolters of Portland, Ore.; and three grandchildren. A private burial will be in St. Francis Catholic Cemetery. (Morning Sentinel 10/22/2010)

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