14 Facts About Melvin Bassi

Melvin B "Mel" Bassi was an American lawyer, public official, and banker in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Melvin Bassi graduated from Charleroi High School in 1944, where he had played football, basketball, and baseball.

Melvin Bassi later married his high school sweetheart, Lillian, with whom he had four children.

Melvin Bassi later served on the USS Pawnee, where he coincidentally served with a cousin from Charleroi.

Melvin Bassi played football alongside "Deacon" Dan Towler and Chuck Heberling, for a year before an injury forced him from the game.

Melvin Bassi served as solicitor of Washington County from 1981 through 1995.

Melvin Bassi spent 45 years as solicitor for the Charleroi School District.

Melvin Bassi was chair of the Washington County Redevelopment Authority from 1956 to 1970.

Melvin Bassi died of a heart attack on May 2,2007, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania.

Melvin Bassi was buried on May 7,2007 at Monongahela Cemetery.

Melvin Bassi was a youth baseball coach for 18 years and a regional football referee for decades.

Melvin Bassi worked as a football referee for high school and college games, turning down an offer to be a referee for professional football.

Melvin Bassi had a fascination with the American Civil War, visiting historical sites in Tennessee just days before his death.

When Mel Melvin Bassi died earlier this month, the entire valley mourned.