Background
Bascom, Ruth F. was born on February 4, 1926 in Ames, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Frederick Charles and Doris Hays Fenton.
Bascom, Ruth F. was born on February 4, 1926 in Ames, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Frederick Charles and Doris Hays Fenton.
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1946. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1949.
As mayor, Bascom worked to revitalize downtown Eugene, getting rid of a fountain that blocked traffic on Broadway and Willamette streets and creating bicycle and pedestrian paths. The Riverbank Trail System, which extends for twelve miles through the city along the Willamette River, is named for her. Bascom reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and struck several trees and large boulders on United States. Route 395 near Burns, Oregon.
Ruth Bascom suffered major injuries in the accident and was hospitalized.
Ruth Bascom died from a stroke and injuries sustained in the accident on August 26, 2010, at the age of 84.
Chair City and State Bicycle Committee, 1971-1983. Chair Metropolitan Park Board, Eugene, 1972-1982. Board president Youth Symphony, 1962-1968.
City councilor City of Eugene, Oregon, 1984-1992, council vice president, president, 1988-1990, mayor, 1993-1997. Vice president, president League of Women Voters, Eugene, 1967-1969. Chair Oregon Passenger Rail Committee, 2000-2005.
State board 1000 Friends of Oregon, 1999-1905.
Married John University Bascom, June 14, 1950. Children: Lucinda, Rebecca, Ellen, Thomas, Paul, Mary.