Roger H. Bassett

BASSETT Roger H. Bassett, age 70, of Westport, died on Monday, November 3, 2003, at his home after battling cancer for four years. Born on August 20, 1933, he was a lifelong resident of Westport, where he met and married Joan Vornkahl on June 18, 1955. He served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve from 1956 to 1962, serving in France during active duty. He was a professional in human resources for several companies, retiring from Foxboro Corp. in 1991. He is a former member and past president of the Kiwanis Club of Westport. He was involved with his children in the Greater Bridgeport Jr. Hockey Association and befriended many children and parents there. Mr. Bassett was also a traffic agent for the Westport police department. He was devoted to a family that included his two sons, Randy and his wife, Tara, and their children, Cameron and Brendan, of Littleton, Mass., and Russell his fiancMe, Laura, and his son, Christian of Westport. Friends may attend a memorial service on Saturday, November 8, 2003, at 10 a.m. in the Greens Farms Congregational Church, 71 Hillandale Road, Westport. Burial in the Greens Farms Church Memorial Garden will be private. There will be no calling hours. The Harding Funeral Home, 210 Post Road East, Westport, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Whittingham Cancer Center Research Fund, Norwalk Hospital, Stevens Street, Norwalk, CT 06856.