World War II veteran James L. Bass Jr. says his job gives him purpose and focus: “When night comes, I know I put a day’s work in, and I can sleep well.”
Around 6 a.m., James L. Bass Jr. microwaves a frozen sausage and biscuit, a simple but significant task. Bass didn’t learn how to make his own breakfast until 2014, when his wife of 62 years, Erma, died.
His two children live nearby, and they support their father working, believing that the job gives him purpose and focus after his wife died. His children believe the job keeps Bass mentally focused, staving off depression or dementia.“I want him to die exactly where he has been happy, and that’s at work behind his desk.”
And, leaning on a thick wooden walking stick his mother-in-law used to use, Bass goes to events now and then. “Mr. Bass is always welcome here. He’s been here from the beginning,” said Kenneth Nixon, president of the utility’s board for 20 years. “His knowledge of the system is unsurpassed.”His daughter picks him up in the morning after Bass puts on a suit and makes and packs a lunch of a turkey or ham sandwich with a bag of chips.
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