John P. "Basil" Wentworth

I first met Mr Basil when he came into our computer store with Carolyn. I had a feeling come over me that he was a man whose brain contained a "Huge" amount of knowledge, I was quite intrigued and scared. Mr Basil had not only book brain, but also he had world/travel brain. However, Mr Basil had common brain, or better known as street sense, that was the scary feeling. I didn't think I could hold a "real" conversation with him. Turns out the complete truth is that Mr Basil made me feel...

I'm so sorry to learn of Basil's death, although he obviously lived a long, full and meaningful life.

I didn't know him well, but when he lived in Bloomington he used to sell donuts and buns at a table in the entrance hall of the School of Music. My son used to take piano lessons on the same day as the "sticky bun" sale (as his 5 year old mind thought of it.) After his lesson I'd always buy a bun for him and he always sought out the stickiest. As this was a weekly occurrence, we...