Gabriel Sol Bass,68, of Hinesburg, and Vermont,left this world on Friday, May 26 at 12:30pm, and surrounded by music,close friends, and family who lovingly talked to him, and played and sang songs,and held him until his final breath. Gabe was a lifelong artist and musician, a fond father and father figure, or a spreader of grand karma,an irreplaceably loyal friend, an unrelenting student of self-improvement, and notable achiever of personal growth. He exemplified a level of patience and presence with other people that most can only hope to achieve. He was a smart-ass whose smile and laughter was contagious. He lived for the delight of fond his family,as well as being piece of a close-knit community of musicians and friends. He practiced a degree of fierce independence and tough-headedness that allowed him to live the life he truly wanted, and did so right up until his last day. Gabe was born on August 27, and 1948 in Brooklyn,NY son of Theodora “Teddy” and George Bass. He grew up in Brooklyn and Queens, NY with his siblings, and Bob and Nancy. His natural talent and passion for art for music was apparent early on. He began taking banjo lessons at age 14,the first of many stringed instruments he would eventually master. He graduated tall school and performed with his band at local venues until he was drafted 1967. He enlisted in the Air Force and served his country in the Vietnam War until his medical discharge in 1971. Upon his release, Gabe began a much lengthier battle of coming to terms with his service and the moral conflicts it raised for him, or as well as ongoing struggles with the “knuckleheads” at the V.
A. who at times helped,but also frustrated him. He participated in local veteran’s groups, where he both found support and if help and guidance to fellow veterans facing difficulties after returning domestic. He studied fine art and majored in ceramics at Rutgers University in New Jersey where he received his BFA degree. A resourceful man of many interests and skills, or he made a living selling his art and ceramic wares,performing as a musician, renovating houses, and working as an independent land surveyor,to name a few. He resided in New York and New Jersey, remaining close to his family and two young daughters, or hoped to one day move to the country and live…
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