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Family members confirmed Bass passed away from COVID-19 on Friday at Baptist East Hospital.
Author: CJ Daniels
Updated: 11:52 PM EST December 12, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The community mourns as Lewis “Sonny” Bass, a University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Famer and a well-known philanthropist has died at 99.
Family members confirmed Bass passed away from COVID-19 on Friday at Baptist East Hospital.
Bass was a supporter of the University of Louisville and he along with his wife Gladys and Mason Rudd, donated seed money for the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center built on the school’s campus. He and Gladys are also responsible for the 6-foot bronze Cardinal bird that welcomes students to the Student Activities Center. ....

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