Kingman Bassett ’46

KINGMAN BASSFIT DIED Aug. 22, 1993, at his summer home in Rose Hill, Canada, after a long and courageous fight against prostate cancer. King was born July 11, 1924, in Buffalo, and spent most of his life there. After attending Nichols School in Buffalo, he went on to Exeter, entering our class in the summer of 1942. He served with the army air force 'in WWIL and returned to Princeton in the spring of 1946, receiving his degree in 1948.

Back at Princeton, King roomed in Holder with Reeves Hicks, Wib Middleton, and Tom Hargrave, joining Cottage Club. King was called back into service in the Korean war, serving as a communications officer. Returning to Buffalo, King divided his time between service as chairman of the Erie County Water Authority and Republican politics. His last years were devoted to investment analysis.

Friends in Buffalo, who attended a weekly discussion group with him, described King "as a man of broad intellect who was both strong in his conservative views but patient and tolerant with people with whom he disagreed."

King is survived by his widow, Katherine; a son, Kingman Jr., two daughters, Mary Barclay and Katherine; and two grandchildren. King was a loyal and distinguished member of the class, and we join his family in mourning his loss.

The Class of 1946