David Llyod Bassett

David Llyod Bassett passed away peacefully at home on March 30,2024 after many long years of complications from heart disease and diabetes. He was 71. A longtime resident of Connecticut, David earned his degree in accounting from the University of Connecticut and was a trusted Controller for a number of Connecticut businesses. He was an avid supporter and former board member of Tolland Youth football, and a lifelong supporter and volunteer of the Boy Scouts. He was most at home hiking through the woods of Soapstone Mountain. David had been in hospice since January of 2024, but never lost his sense of humor. Per his wishes he will not have any services; rather, he will be cremated, and his ashes will be spread in his favorite state park "So the deer can tromp on them." He is survived and very much loved by his wife of 48.5 years, Manira Wilson-Bassett; his children - son Aaron Bassett of Connecticut, daughter Lauren Bassett of Connecticut, and daughter Manira Skye Bassett-Raschke of Texas; his granddaughter Mae Manira Raschke and son-in-law Shawn Raschke of Texas; daughter of the heart Rae Lappen of Connecticut; sister Mary Ann Bassett of Texas; cousin Darla Bassett-Mueller of Texas; brother and sister-in-law Jim Wilson and Susan Tenczar of Virginia; sister-in-law Tamira Wilson of Connecticut; and sister of the heart Aldonna Ambler of South Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents Albert and Phyllis (Knox) Bassett of Colorado, brother Glen Bassett of Nebraska, mother and father-in-law Ina and Earl Wilson of Connecticut, and brother of the heart Chet Ambler of New Jersey. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in his name be made to the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, or other credible diabetes non-profits.