Thomas Bass delivered practically all the Black babies born in Ypsilanti after opening his practice in 1943. During the same years, his wife, Louise Bass, was a well-respected mathematics teacher at Ypsilanti Junior High School. Both Thomas and Louise Bass were interested in public service and became involved in almost every group that served the Black community including the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, the local NAACP chapter, and their church, the Brown Chapel AME. They had three children, Michael, Ann, and Leah.
