Sonora, CA — A public servant spanning 40 years for both the City of Sonora and Tuolumne County, Liz Bass died on Sunday at Adventist Health Sonora at the age of 80. Bass’ longtime service to the community started in 1979 when she was hired as a teacher at Sonora High’s “Opportunity School” and then became Principal of Cassina High School until she retired in 1996. It was during that time that former Tuolumne County Administrator, Craig Pedro first met Bass, he was a student. However, the two followed the same path into government and both received the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce’s “Excellence In Government” award in 2002 when she was Sonora’s Mayor and he worked as a Management Analyst for the county.