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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Fort Worth lost one of its most admired |
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citizens with the death of philanthropist Nancy Lee Muse Bass on |
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February 28, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on March 7, 1917, the former Nancy |
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Lee Muse was the daughter of Ewell and Roberta Muse; she graduated |
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from Central High School and completed her bachelor's degree in |
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English at The University of Texas at Austin; at a dance in her |
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hometown, she met a Wichita Falls oilman, Perry Bass, and they |
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married in 1941 at the First Methodist Church of Fort Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Bass was the devoted mother of four sons, Sid, |
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Ed, Bob, and Lee, and she eventually knew the joy of welcoming 10 |
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grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren into her cherished family; |
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she and her husband shared a rewarding relationship of 65 years |
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before his passing in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to civic life, Mrs. Bass gave |
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generously of her time and talents in myriad leadership roles; she |
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served for three decades as a vice president and a director of the |
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Sid W. Richardson Foundation, and she was a member of the boards of |
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numerous local, state, and national organizations, among them the |
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Smithsonian Institution National Council, the Collectors Committee |
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of the National Gallery of Art, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort |
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Worth; in addition, she served on the advisory board of the Van |
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Cliburn International Piano Competition and on The University of |
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Texas at Austin Development Board, and she was a member of the |
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Junior League, the Jewel Charity Ball, and the Fort Worth Garden |
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Club; a woman of faith, she belonged to the First United Methodist |
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Church for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, A tireless benefactor of the arts, education, human |
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services, and health care, Mrs. Bass chose to celebrate her 50th |
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wedding anniversary by joining with her husband to give $1 million |
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each to 50 charitable institutions; and |
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WHEREAS, She sought to avoid the limelight, but her |
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leadership and generosity in cultural and civic affairs brought her |
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a host of accolades, including the Distinguished Alumna Award from |
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The University of Texas Ex-Students' Association, the Golden Deeds |
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Award from the Exchange Club of Fort Worth, and the inaugural Gloria |
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Lupton Tennison Pioneer Award from the National Cowgirl Museum and |
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Hall of Fame; in 1998, the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance |
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Hall was named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bass at the suggestion of |
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renowned pianist Van Cliburn; and |
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WHEREAS, Nancy Lee Bass was truly the "first lady of Fort |
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Worth," and those who were privileged to know her will forever |
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remember her exceptional kindness, wisdom, and grace; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Nancy Lee Muse Bass |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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sons, Sid Richardson Bass, Edward Perry Bass, Robert Muse Bass, and |
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Lee Marshall Bass; to her 10 grandchildren; to her 7 |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and many friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Nancy Lee |
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Muse Bass. |